IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker Taxonomy, 2024: Update, 3Q24

Description

This IDC study provides a comprehensive overview of and definitions for the mobile phone market. The definitions provided in this document represent the scope of IDC's mobile phone research. This taxonomy outlines market segmentations and measurement methodologies for the mobile phone industry, including classification by technology, vendor, geography, and revenue metrics."IDC's mobile phone taxonomy presents a standardized and detailed framework of the mobile phone market," says Ryan Reith, program vice president for IDC's Mobile Phone, Personal Computing Device, Wearable, and Augmented/Virtual Reality Trackers. "The taxonomy document serves as a guideline for users to better understand and use IDC mobile phone research," he adds.

Product Code: US52695924

IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Taxonomy

Mobile Phone Taxonomy Changes for 2024

Taxonomy Overview

Definitions

Mobile Phone Taxonomy
- Mobile Phone
- Product Category
  - Feature Phone
  - Smartphone
  - Product/Product Detail
  - Brand
  - Vendor
  - Company
- Technology Segmentations
  - Air Interface/Generation
- 5G Devices
  - Secondary Air Interface
  - CDMA Enabled
  - WCDMA Enabled
  - Connectivity
  - Aspect Ratio
  - Application Processor Information
  - AI Classification
  - Biometric Authentication
  - Bluetooth
  - Display Type
  - SIM
  - Form Factor
  - Form Factor Detail
  - GPS
  - Input Method
  - Megapixels Band
  - Multifront Camera
  - Multirear Camera
  - NFC
  - OS
  - OS Variant
  - OS Version
  - Price Band (U.S. Dollars)
  - Primary Memory Card
  - RAM (Gigabytes)
  - RAM Band (Gigabytes)
  - Screen Resolution
  - Screen Size
  - Folded Screen Size
  - Unfolded Screen Size
  - Screen Size Band
  - Smartphone Class
  - Storage (Gigabytes)
  - Storage Band
  - Waterproofing
  - Wireless Charging
- Channel/Channel Group
  - Direct - Internet
  - Direct - Store
  - Direct - Inbound/Outbound
  - Indirect - Dealer/VAR/SI
  - Indirect - eTailer
  - Indirect - Retail
  - Indirect - Telco
  - Indirect - Retail Internet
  - Indirect - Telco Internet
- Segment/Segment Group
  - Commercial
  - Consumer
- Geographic Segmentation
- Market Metrics
  - Shipments
  - Sales In, Sales Through, and Sales Out
  - Average Selling Price
  - Value (or Shipment Value)
  - Installed Base
  - Exchange Rates