Global legitimate handset shipments shrank by 4% annually in Q1 2019. LTE handsets dominated total volumes and was the only segment showing positive growth. 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 Q1 2019.