According to the research carried out by NPD Group, consumer mobile phone sales fell by 13% in Q2 comparing to the same period of 2007. Nevertheless the second quarter sales amounted to $2.4 billion, which is only 2% down from Q2 2007. This actually means that consumers buy less but can afford more expensive mobile phones. Now, average sale price of a mobile unit in USA is $84.
Motorola, the local manufacturer, still maintains the lead but is on a decline. The current market share looks like this:
- Motorola 21%
- Samsung 20%
- LG 20%
- Nokia 9%
- Blackberry 7%
NPD Group is one of the leading global provider of market research information
