ABI: Fourth quarter Android smartphone shipments fall on a sequential basis

Is the bloom off of the rose? According to data compiled by ABI, global shipments of Android smartphones (not including those shipped with a forked version of Android) totaled 205.56 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. That was a 5% decline from the 217.49 million units shipped in the third quarter. The holiday quarter is usually a time of high demand in the industry.



Android shipments were affected by the smashing success of the larger-screened Apple iPhone 6 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus. Apple raised the size of the display on its new models from 4-inches to 4.7-inches on the iPhone 6 and ...