iPhone estimates trimmed by 10%, Apple still projected to be top vendor in 2011

By on Sep 6, 2011 at 8:50 AM
mobile September 6, 2011

Apple has been projected by DigiTimes Research, the market research and analysis arm of DigiTimes, to become the world’s top global smartphone vendor by shipment volume this year. According to new estimates released by the group on Tuesday, Apple’s iPhone unit shipments will climb 81.9% to 86.4 million in 2011, up from 47.5 million units last year. Smartphones shipped by the soon-to-be dethroned Nokia are projected to drop 25.8% from 100.3 million units in 2010 to 74.4 million in 2011, and Samsung is expected to move 191.3% more smartphones in 2011 than last year, with shipments totaling 67 million units. RIM will ship an estimated 55.7 million smartphones to slide to the No. 4 spot despite 12.8% growth over 2010, and HTC will round out the top-5 with 49.7 million units shipped. DigiTimes has previously cited anonymous sources from Apple’s supply chain in estimating that iPhone shipments would reach 95 million units this year, but an iPhone 5 launch coming later than expected is likely responsible for trimming this figure by nearly 10%. A chart mapping out DigiTimes Research’s 2011 projections follows below.

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  • http://www.droiddoes.com/ Norm

    DROID still has no. 1 market share.

    • Anonymous

      Norm, you know these numbers have been doctored by bgr to favor Apple.

    • Anonymous

      really awesome I just got a $829.99 iPad2 for only $103.37 and my mom got a $1499.99 HDTV for only $251.92, they are both coming with USPS tomorrow. I would be an idiot to ever pay full retail prices at places like Walmart or Bestbuy. I sold a 37″ HDTV to my boss for $600 that I only paid $78.24 for. I use BidsNéw.com

    • Anonymous

      Norm still has #1 butt hurt status

  • Anonymous

    Cell phones are starting to get into the realm of cars….where folks are pressured into buying *this* instead of *that* due to public pressure, misconceptions, and aggressive sales techniques.

    I cringe sometimes when sales articles come up. People dictate their 2 year contract on who sells the most phones sometimes. Then, they get the phone, not like it, “force themselves” to keep it because they don’t want to be that person who “didn’t like it”, and complain about it to me while I’m satisfied.

    Though every word I typed doesn’t matter…..especially since I’m a KIA owner in this world of Hondas & Toyotas & my next phone will be a Bold 9930 instead of the Bionic/Prime/Iphone 5 (the Android platform is great, but not BUSINESS great)

  • Anita Hanjob

    BGR needs new writers, report claims.

    • Anonymous

      You’re so right! When they write articles we don’t like and agree with they should all be fired!!!!

      • http://twitter.com/GRZLA Grizzly Atoms

        I feel like you are one of BGR’s writers trollin’ your own articles. GENIUS.

      • Anonymous

        Hey Skinny Arms! Not really but thanks. Anyway, we will have that pizza this week at the bgr event!

    • Anonymous

      Idiots never believe the truth

    • Bringit

      Why?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Rick-Ramey/100001226835467 Rick Ramey

    I was getting worried. It was almost 9AM and still no iPhone 5 coverage.

    • Muahah

      Is that picard as your avatar? or are you his look alike?

  • Anonymous

    Can’t wait to hear RIM’s earnings call this month. Get ready for a lot of crying!

    • Applesucksfatties

      you are confusing the earnings call with a night that you and your wife are intimate.   Rumor has it, there is a lot of crying, and then she goes to bed unsatisfied as usual.   

    • Anonymous

      “RIM will ship an estimated 55.7 million smartphones to slide to the No. 4 spot despite 12.8% growth over 2010″

      So basically, since you didn’t read the article, RIM is on the path to being able to churn out a profit to its shareholders….it just won’t be as big as the other 3 manufactures.

      See, the problem with “stats” is in the world, it’s too easy to run with one. Nobody else produces blackberries. So for RIM to be the 4th largest manufacturer of the OS is still great.

      So sorry….it probably won’t be the type of call you prayed for…

      • Anonymous

        Seeing how the companies in 2nd & 3rd will end up like HP, I find it interesting that you think it’s OK to fail to adjust to the market like RIM has. They’ve increased their shipments, but if you’ve gone into a store lately you’d notice that the 3 top phones (Bold, Curve & Torch Touch) are greatly reduced in price ($149, $49 & $99, respectively) representing a major lack of faith in their products ability to compete with Apple’s more than year-old phone (iPhone 4). Investors don’t like uncertainty & are fools if they ignore reality. Look for a call from investors to split the company again + a major reduction in price (fire-sale) for the PlayBook before the holidays. RIM’s losing customers & aren’t getting new ones either. You don’t like the bad press, well after the iOS 5 & iPhone 5 announcement, you’ll be lucky to hear about RIM again for the rest of the year. I bet they announce around the same time as the earnings call. Ask yourself this: your competing directly against the world’s #1 tech-company & you want to compare $5B/year vs. $5B NET PROFIT/Q?? Investors care & they’re tired of the excuses.

  • Applesucksfatties

    I love how these “projections” are published… and many people take them seriously.   Most of these bozos can barely predict what the weather is like when they are standing outside… much less what phone sales will be in the coming year.  Consumers are fickle and trends shift on the drop of a dime.  A brand that is cool today may be tomorrow’s pinto before you know it.  

    • Anonymous

      Projections look much better when the numbers favor our preferred products. Right?

      • Applesucksfatties

        Most people would say “yes”.. although it depends on how accurate the projections are.   If an analyst projects that in 2012, Apple is going to sell a billion iPhones.. although this stat looks good to Apple fans.. it is complete BS.  Projections are just that..  projections, not concrete data.

      • Anonymous

        I agree. I believe Apple won’t sell more than 50 iPhones next year. :-)

  • Anonymous

    This chart will be interesting next year if China Mobile gets the iPhone. Sprint/Tmo will increase numbers too, but China is such a huge market.

    • Shanghai Dan

      You can run an iPhone on China Mobile right now – most of my US friends with iPhones over here are on China Mobile.  

      In China, you don’t get subsidized phones – you buy the phone outright and use it on the carrier of your choice.  And for every China Mobile office (with a few dozen phones) there are literally hundreds of phone stores and outlets, with hundreds of models.  Almost all phones are bought at stores that are NOT the carrier – it’s rather different than the US.
      Taken together, an iPhone “offered” by China Mobile will do nothing in China – they’re already available, and you can use China Mobile without a problem.  There’s nothing gained by buying a phone from China Mobile (in fact, you can usually find the exact same phone, brand new, for 20-30% less within 1 block of any China Mobile office).

      • Anonymous

        Ah, I thought it was more like Att’s iPhones being used on Tmo? Only can use 2G/Edge. Either way, it is going to be a bigger push and more sales, even 5% of 600+ million would be quite a jump in sales.

        My friend is moving to Shanghai (or around there) tomorrow for a year or more, at least I can tell him it will be easy to find iPhones =)

      • Shanghai Dan

        Yeah, he’ll have no problem at all.  Get a China Mobile SIM card, plug it in and you’re good to go.  Note that 90% of the cell plans in China are pre-paid – tell him to bring a few hundred extra RMB with him to buy his first month or so of service; Each month I use about 200 minutes of voice, send around 100 texts, and around 75-100 MB of data – and it runs about 120-140 RMB each month.  I usually top up with 300 RMB at a shot.

  • Drew

    Love it…!!! Charts and graphs and in-depth analysis about a fucking phone no one has seen. Choads!!

  • Anonymous

    ..woohooo.,.I just got a $829.99 iPad2 for only $103.37 and my mom got a $1499.99 HDTV for only $251.92, they are both coming with USPS tomorrow. I would be an idiot to ever pay full retail prices at places like Walmart or Bestbuy. I sold a 37″ HDTV to my boss for $600 that I only paid $78.24 for. I use CentHub.cōm

  • Anonymous

    I used an iPhone4 the other day, helping out a lady who had virtually zero knowledge. As an Android user, I found the user interface on the iPhone4 clunky and hard to use. I will allow that I’m not an expert with an iPhone, but as many years of phone experience that I’ve had, plus the fact I do IT support work for a living, it should have been much easier. She would ask me simple questions and I had to search and experiment for answers. As far as the crap about such a fluid interface and smoother performance? Bah, it was a loser. I finally figured everything out, but it was a LONG ways from being intuitive. The browser was the absolute worst browser I’ve ever used. Clunky, weak interface. The entire iOS felt like I was in the app drawer the entire time. I can see why its all been created by Apple marketing. Didn’t even start to compare to my Android phone.

    • Anonymous

      I feel the complete opposite when using iPhones as an Android user. I’ve never had an iPhone user ask me how to do something with their phone (even though I know more than they do), but almost everyone I know with an Android has asked me at least one question (being I was the first one they knew with one). 

      To each their own, I’ll soon own an iPhone. As much as people say Android & iOS copy each other, both do things differently, WP7 even more so. One OS isn’t going to be the best choice for everyone.

  • http://www.squidoo.com/best-laptop-under-500 Charles Dendy

    This is not surprising, with iPhone 5 being anticipated by a
    lot of people, this projection can be just right. 

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