IDC reports say China years replaced the United States as the biggest smartphone market

International data IDC, report says, China will in 2012 years to replace the U.S. as the world's largest market smartphone shipments.

The report is expected, China will account for smart phones this year global market share of 20.7%, slightly higher than the 20.6% in America. By 2016, the gap between China and the United States will be more big, China will account for 20.2% of the market share, then for the United States, India, Brazil and the UK, will be separately account for 15.3%, 9.3%, 4.7% and 3.7% of the market. The report finds that as the price decline and the fierce competition of the market, price of less than $200 Android smartphone low cost is the main driving force of growth in the Chinese market.

The report points out that emerging markets will become a global smartphone shipments of engine development, at the same time, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States mature market countries smartphone market will continue to grow, but number can't rival emerging markets, but the hardware price and the price is still set operators flat-rate become smart phones in the emerging market development of obstacles.