According to Strategy Analytics first quarter 2014 mobile shipments were up 9% YoY to 408 million. Samsung holds a commanding lead in market share with 28% more than the next three Nokia, Apple and Huawei combined. There is a very long tail in the market share distribution with 42% of the share shared amoung the around 112 “other” phone makers. 70% of the 408 million mobiles shipped were smartphones a percentage which is ever rising as the cost of low end smartphones continues to fall.
SA say that that 57.6 million tablets were shipped in 1Q 2014 with Android dominating the share with 66%. The rounded numbers are:
| Units Shipped 1Q 2014 | ||
| Mobiles | Share | Units Shipped (Millions) |
| Samsung | 28% | 113 |
| Nokia | 12% | 47 |
| Apple | 11% | 45 |
| Huawei | 4% | 14 |
| LG | 3% | 12 |
| Others | 42% | 177 |
| Total | 100% | 408 |
| Tablets | ||
| Android | 66% | 38 |
| Apple | 28% | 16 |
| Windows | 6% | 4 |
| Total | 100% | 58 |
Apple may be losing share of units shipped but its position at the top of the price tier and a gross margin to die for of 39% saw it increase its profit for the quarter by 7% to just over $10 billion on revenue of $45.6 billion.