Japan mobile device market is predicted to reach 55.9 million units with year-over-year growth of 7.1% in 2013, according to IDC.
IDC Japan expects the market will continue to grow over the next five years, reaching 63.3 million units in 2017. The growth will be largely driven by smartphones and tablets, which are expected to expand to 37.5 million and 10.1 million units respectively in 2017.
According to IDC's Japan Quarterly Mobile Device Tracker, the total shipment of domestic mobile devices fell to 12.97 million units in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), declining -4.8% year over year. Smartphone shipments experienced a sudden slowdown in 3Q13, dropping to 6.9 million units, which represents a year-over-year decline of -13.7%.
The slowdown was mainly due to a sales slump in Android-powered smartphones.
In contrast, the tablet market recorded another healthy quarter, growing 63.9% year over year to 1.8 million units. Sales of low-price tablets and 4G tablets to both consumer and commercial markets, helped by huge sales subsidy by operators, kept demand stable throughout the quarter.
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