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To: Eric L who wrote (1553)	6/3/2013 9:17:11 AM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1647

Latest Complete Kantar Worldpanel Sales Share Tables (9 markets) for 3 m/e April 2013 ... >> Sony and LG Boosted by Faltering EU Economies Kantar Worldpanel ComTech June 3 2013 kantarworldpanel.com The latest smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows Sony and LG making gains as consumers across Southern Europe opt for cheaper handsets. Dominic Sunnebo, global consumer insight director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, comments: “There is an increasing divide in the mobile dynamics across Europe, driven by different levels of handset subsidies and differing economic performances. In Germany, the Samsung Galaxy SIII handset took 23.5% of all smartphone sales in the latest three months, compared with just 4.7% in Spain. The increasing desire for handsets costing under €150 in Spain and Italy has helped Sony and LG to drive serious share gains. In Spain, Sony has a 19% share and LG is up to 17% from just 3% the previous year. Their growths in share have primarily been driven by entry level handsets such as the Sony Xperia U and LG Optimus L3/L5 models. “Android and iOS continue to take the lion’s share of smartphone sales in Britain. However, Windows phones are becoming increasingly popular with consumers. Windows has grown its share by 4.4 percentage points compared with the same period last year and now holds an 8.4% share of the market.” Android’s ability to play across the price spectrum is not going unnoticed, with Apple driving sales of its older iPhone 4S and 4 models through increasingly competitive pricing, meaning all three of its handsets remain in the six best-selling smartphone models in Britain. Across the globe Apple continues to perform well in Urban China, accounting for one in four of all smartphone sales while maintaining an 82% price premium compared with the smartphone market average. Samsung remains the top brand in Urban China with 30.2% share, Apple in second place with 25.1% with Lenovo in third place with 10.3%. Although Android is still the number one OS in the US with 51.7% share, Apple is growing at a slightly faster rate and holds the number two spot with 41.4% share. In good news for Microsoft, Windows Phone continues to make solid progress with OS share hitting 5.6% and the Nokia 822 selling well on Verizon. ### - Eric -

To: Eric L who wrote (1553)	6/3/2013 10:07:00 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 1647

Kantar Worlpanel Comtech Smartphone Installed Base Share in Urban China for 3 m/e March 2013 ... >> A key milestone for Android in China Kantar Worlpanel Comtech May 31 2013 kantarworldpanel.com Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, the global market leader in longitudinal Telecom research panels, reports at the end of Q1 2013, Urban China Smartphone penetration reached 42%, an increase of 1.2% compared to Q4 2012. According to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech’s latest research in China, most of Smartphone growth comes from new Smartphone adopters, with almost half of Featurephone owners who changed their device in last quarter upgrading to a Smartphone. Craig Yu, Consumer Insight Director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, comments:”Featurephones are losing their price advantage as Android Smartphones are rapidly becoming more affordable and delivering better value. We expect to see accelerated Smartphone adoption in China in the coming months.” During the first quarter of 2013, Android continued its steady growth in China, marking a key milestone in reaching 50% share of Smartphone Installed Base. At the end of March 2013, Android widened its lead of Smartphone operating systems with a 51.4% market share, an increase of 2.8% compared to the previous quarter. Second and third place was taken by Symbian and iOS, whose market share is 23% and 19.9% respectively. Symbian has declined 2% in the last quarter, whilst iOS remained resilient. Following the same trend, Symbian looks likely to lose its second place to be the third in the next 2 quarters. Kantar Worldpanel ComTech also tracks the performance of various mobile device brands, according to its latest report, many Chinese local brands have been working closely with carriers and demonstrated strong growth in the Smartphone market for the first three months of 2013. ZTE, Lenovo and Xiaomi all have experienced share increases. The combined market share of above four local brands are at 20%, a 17.6% growth in the past 6 months. Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo, Coolpad & Xiaomi combined make up 1 in 5 of all Smartphones in active use in China-this proportion will continue to grow as Nokia’s existing dominance is challenged. Yu continues:”Local manufacturer brands have been able to drive strong growth through bundling their handsets with carriers tariff offers, seeking out new sales channels & combining innovative product design with value to capture many first time Smartphone buyers and those residing in City tiers 2/3/4. However, Samsung remains the fastest growing Smartphone brand in China, ended Q1 2013 with 15.2% share of Installed Base (1.5%pts). Craig Yu continues:”Samsung has recently launched the Galaxy S4, selling over 10 million units globally in less than one month-we predict the launch of Galaxy S4 mini in the not too distant future will greatly increase its product reach in urban China.” ### - Eric -