Apple shipments rise 142%

Shipments of Apple’s iPhone have jumped 142% over the past year, new research from IDC has revealed, with the overall mobile market growing 11.3% over the same time.

According to the research, Samsung shipments rose by 10%, ZTE by 36%, while LG recorded an 18.9% fall.

Ramon Llamas, IDC senior research analyst, says the growth comes at the expense of feature phones, and that the research “marks something of a transition point”.

Regarding Apple, he wrote that “the company easily posted the highest growth rate of the worldwide leaders despite the fact that its flagship iPhone 4 is now more than a year old”.

“The triple-digit shipment volume growth allowed Apple to more than double its share when compared to the same quarter last year. Apple’s ability to bring its smartphone momentum to developing economies, where it’s less successful, will help dictate the company’s smartphone fortunes in future.”