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Dual-core phones expected to make up 15% of smartphones in 2011, rising to 45% in 2015

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By Alan Friedman

Published: Jan 20, 2011, 10:45 PM

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Dual-core phones expected to make up 15% of smartphones in 2011, rising to 45% in 2015

Metrics company Strategy Analytics issued a new report on Thursday that predicts a 15% penetration of the smartphone market worldwide by handsets powered by dual-core processors. According to the report, Samsung, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, ST-Ericsson, Texas Instruments, Marvell, Renesas and Broadcom are well-positioned to benefit from the start of this new multi-core era.

Stuart Robinson, Strategy Analytics' Director of Handset Components Technology Service says, "We estimate Samsung will lead the smartphone multi-core applications processor market in 2011, followed by Qualcomm, NVIDIA, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments."Of these firms,
Qualcomm and ST-Ericsson are expected to be the only two manufacturers to produce multi-core processors with integrated baseboards. Sravan Kundojjala, Senior Analyst for Strategy Analytics said, "The baseband-integrated multi-core applications processors will account for about one-third of total smartphone multi-core applications processor shipments in 2011, with potential for higher share in the future. By contrast, the market for single-core apps processors is now dominated by baseband-integrated products.”

Overall, the firm expects multi-core processors as a group to rise from the expected 15% share of the smartphone market in 2011, to as high as 45% by 2015.

source: StrategyAnalytics via AndroidandMe

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Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.

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