According to our Wireless Device Strategies (WDS) service, South Korean vendors, Samsung and LG, dominate global phablet shipments today. The two companies are seeding the market with multiple large-screen phones over 5 inches (e.g. Samsung Galaxy Note 2). The emerging phablet category is valuable to display makers like Samsung Display, LG Display, Japan Display, Sharp, Chimei and AUO. How big will the phablet segment grow in 2013? How large is the installed base? Which brands are the leading phablet vendors? Which operating systems have the highest marketshare? This research note, available to clients, answers those questions and more.
