Global legitimate handset shipments slipped slightly, by less than 1% annually in Q2 2018. LTE handsets dominate total volumes and led in terms of growth, while GSM handset volume growth has slowed significantly. Samsung holds the top spot in LTE while Itel and HMD Nokia battle for the top spot in the still active GPRS/EDGE category. In our extensive report, Strategy Analytics provides worldwide quarterly handset shipments by nine major 2G, 3G and 4G protocols, for the top 30 vendors, from 2001 to Q2 2018.