British company ARM believes that the price of entry-level smartphones in the near future will continue to decline.
It is estimated that in 2013 around the world sold about half a budget smartphones in the price range "to 150 U.S. dollars." In 2015, as expected, sales of these devices reached 750 million units, and in 2018 will exceed one billion units.
ARM notes that at the MWC 2013 under the brand Lenovo smartphone was presented a $ 60. In autumn last year, there were "smart" cell phones for $ 35, and now the price most inexpensive smartphones hovering around $ 30. According to forecasts of ARM, in the coming months we can expect the emergence of 20-dollar models that will contribute to further growth of the smartphone market - particularly in developing regions.
It is also noted that the constantly growing supply made in China "systems on a chip" with the ARM architecture for tablets: in 2013, the shipment of such products to reach 100 million units, while in 2010 the corresponding segment of the market simply does not exist.
In general, as expected, by 2018, total deliveries of "smart" mobile devices - smartphones and tablets - could reach 2.5 billion pieces.
Source:
anandtech.com
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