37 Million Camera Wireless Phones To Be Sold Worldwide in 2003

The latest Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Strategies report, "Vodafone's J-Phone of Japan Leads 18 Million Unit Camera Phone Market," concludes that 18 million embedded-camera phones were sold worldwide in 2002, of which 13 million were sold in Japan. The above graph shows global camera phone sales versus period.

Neil Mawston, Senior Analyst with the Global Wireless Practice, notes, "9 million camera phones, 7 percent of total sales, were sold worldwide in Q4 2002, leading to a total of 18 million sold worldwide in 2002. 36 percent of camera phone sales were through a Vodafone carrier in 2002, a very impressive performance."

David Kerr, Vice President of Strategy Analytics says, "Japanese vendors, like Sharp and Toshiba, are leveraging their experience to gain a wedge into the infantile camera phone market in Europe and North America. Supporting carrier imaging needs gives them a differentiated entry strategy in these mature markets which they will seek to maximize until the big three decide to enter the market in force."

Other key findings from this Strategy Analytics Global Wireless Practice Viewpoint include: Nokia accounted for 91 percent of GSM camera phone sales worldwide in 2002; Samsung accounted for 24 percent of CDMA camera phone sales worldwide in 2002.

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