Global LTE smartphone industry revenues grew +15% annually during Q4 2016. Apple remained the world's largest 4G smartphone vendor by revenue, rising to peak position also in volumes. Samsung took second position. Chinese brands Huawei, Xiaomi, vivo and OPPO have become permanent members of the top-10 vendor rankings, with surging LTE volumes. Our extensive report provides quarterly global LTE handset shipments, wholesale (transfer) pricing, and revenue metrics for 22 major vendors from Q1 2011 to Q4 2016. The report is a vital tool for monitoring the financial health and tiered marketshare of leading LTE brands such as Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo, Samsung, Apple and others.