1Q2014: Global consumption of nearly 277 million smartphones

TrendForce (Taiwan), a market research and consulting firm, said the total number of smartphones sold in the first quarter of 2014 globally was 266.9 million units.

Compared to the same period in 2013, the increase in the number of smartphones sold is not high

According to Digitimes , TrendForce reported data showed that compared to the same period in 2013, the increase in the number of smartphones sold was only 1.13%.

However, TrendForce forecasts that the number of smartphones sold in the second quarter of 2014 will record a 6.7% increase ( over the same period ), reaching 284.5 million units.

Also according to TrendForce 's report, Samsung is currently leading the global smartphone market share ( at 30% ), ranking second as Apple but the share of US technology giants holding share is not published.