IDC: Tablet PC outbreak, 2021 shipments look at 1 billion

Research institutes IDC on November 29 pointed out that the global annual shipment of smartphones is expected to grow from 1.5 billion in 2017 to 1.7 billion in 2021, with a 5-year average compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.0%. Phablet (Tablet Phone: Phone + Tablet, screen sizes between 5.5 inches and 7 inches) annual shipments are expected to grow from 611 million in 2017 to 10.0 billion in 2021, 5 years CAGR estimates will be as high as 18.1%; 5.5-inch screen size models CAGR 5-year estimate of -7.4%.

IDC estimates that China will remain the largest market for large-screen size smartphones with a 5-year CAGR estimate of 12.6%. Statistics show that 50% of the 437.4 million Phablet shipments in 2016 were for the Chinese market.

Ryan Reith, vice president of IDC, noted that Phablet accounted for only 1% of overall smartphone shipments in 2012 and has now approached 50% in a few years.

IDC estimates that Plus and X devices will account for 41.2% of Apple Inc.'s smart phone shipments in 2017 and further to 50% by 2018. IDC estimates smartphone ASP will rise from 2016 Of $ 282 to $ 317 in 2021, a CAGR estimate of 2.3%.

IDC expects iPhone shipments to outperform at a downturn (7% decline in 2016), with shipments up 2.4% and 8.1% respectively in 2017 and 2018 and 3.1% at 5-year CAGR In addition, IDC expects Android Camp Intelligence CAGR mobile phone shipments in 5 years will reach 3.2%.