Smartphones Market Size

Smartphone Market Analysis

The Smartphones Market size is estimated at 1.51 Billion units in 2024, and is expected to reach 1.85 Billion units by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 4.10% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

Factors such as increasing disposable income, the development of telecom infrastructure, the emergence of budget-centric smartphones, and an increasing number of product launches contribute to the smartphone market growth in Asian countries.

• The smartphone industry has been steadily developing and growing in market size and models. Globally, 40% of the world's population owned a smartphone by 2021. According to Ericsson, the number of smartphone subscriptions worldwide surpasses six billion and is expected to grow by several hundred million in the next few years. China, India, and United States are the countries with the highest number of smartphone users.
• The Consumer Technology Sales and Forecast study conducted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) also looked at new technology trends, projecting that 5G cellphones would generate USD 61.37 billion in revenue, up by 15% from USD 53.38 billion in 2021. Meanwhile, 5G smartphones are expected to account for 62% of all smartphone units in 2021, rising to 72% in 2022.
• The key players in the market are involved in strategic partnerships to improve their service offerings and remain competitive. In October 2022, Samsung Electronics announced an expanded agreement with Google to advance smart home interoperability. Users of Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets will be able to quickly add Matter-compatible products to both the SmartThings and Google Home ecosystems in the coming months.
• Consumer interest in 5G devices is growing. Thus, chipmakers are pushing manufacturers to include 5G chips in their new smartphone lineup.
• Key vendors in the market are also focusing on network development and expansion. For instance, in May 2022, Super TimeFreq Folding, a new innovative 5G-Advanced technology, was launched during a joint press conference by China Telecom and Huawei. The technology underpinning this further improvement, as well as the specifics of its lab testing, were discussed during keynote addresses delivered by China Telecom's Deputy General Manager Liu Guiqing and 5G Construction Working Group's General Manager Zhang Xin, as well as Huawei's Carrier BG's President Ryan Ding and Wireless Solution's Vice President Gan Bin.
• The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted the smartphone market's balance between supply and demand. Since China is the global manufacturing center for most of these devices and components, and with the nationwide lockdown, the smartphone manufacturing sector has been adversely hit by delayed shipments and weakened development of next-generation products. The country also witnessed being choked off by suppliers, workers, and logistics networks. Moreover, consumer demand for smartphones, especially in the premium segment, declined due to customers' tendency to cut down on luxury spending and focus on essentials due to the pandemic.
• Smartphones are currently experiencing rapid growth as a result of a variety of factors such as lower product costs, improved handset design and functionality, the expansion of global mobile email and browsing services, the emergence of 4G and 5G network technologies, rising competition among mobile carriers, and the standardization and upgrading of operating systems.
• Smartphones played an incredibly important role amid the widespread corona pandemic, and this continued even after the pandemic was over, as almost all government services, health, education, financial services, and so on went online, with smartphones serving as a more accessible and more affordable gateway to access these services.