Taiwan-based vendor HTC will ship an estimated 7-8 million smartphones in the third quarter of 2010 and 9-10 million units in the fourth quarter, and its second-half 2010 smartphone shipment volume will rank fourth behind Nokia, RIM (Research in Motion) and Apple, according to Taiwan-based makers of handset components.
HTC will see significant sequential growth in its fourth-quarter shipment volume due to the launch of new Android- and Windows Phone 7-based models, the sources pointed out. In contrast, Apple's decreased shipment volume in the fourth quarter will be because Apple fans' purchases of the iPhone 4 peaked in the third quarter, the sources indicated.
| Three international vendors of smartphones: Estimated and forecast shipment volumes (million units) |
| Vendor | 3Q10 estimated | 4Q10 forecast | 2H10 forecast |
| RIM | 12-13 | 13-14 | 25-27 |
| Apple | 12-13 | 11-12 | 23-25 |
| HTC | 7-8 | 9-10 | 16-18 |
Source: Taiwan-based handset component makers