Trade Resources Industry Views Total Smartphone AP Shipments to The China Market Came to 92.1 Million Units

Total Smartphone AP Shipments to The China Market Came to 92.1 Million Units

Total smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to the China market came to 92.1 million units in the second quarter of 2013, up 13.1% sequentially and 84.4% on year, buoyed mainly by robust growth in MediaTek's shipments to the region, according to Digitimes Research.

MediaTek shipped a total of 43 million smartphone APs to the China market in the second quarter, up 22.9% on quarter, said Digitimes Research. MediaTek enjoyed robust growth in shipments for WCDMA and TD-SCDMA models.

Qualcomm's smartphone AP shipments to China totaled 21.5 million units in the second quarter, rising by a relatively smaller margin of 7.5% sequentially, while Spreadtrum Communications' shipments grew 7.7% on quarter, Digitimes Research disclosed.

The top-3 suppliers - MediaTek, Qualcomm and Spreadtrum - contributed more than 90% of the overall smartphone AP shipments to China in the second quarter, Digitimes Research indicated.

MediaTek's shipments accounted for 46.7% of the total smartphone AP shipments to China in the second quarter, compared to 43% in the prior quarter, while Qualcomm saw its share slip to 23.3% from 24.6% in the first quarter, Digitimes Research observed. Spreadtrum also saw its shipment share decrease to 22.8% in the second quarter from 24% in the first.

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Smartphone AP Shipments to China Soar in 2q13