Strategy Analytics: One Billion Smartphones Worldwide Have Wireless Charging
Global Wireless Charging Smartphones Installed Base in 2021 Percentage Share (Source: Strategy Analytics, Inc.)
- Global Wireless Charging Smartphones Installed Base in 2021 Percentage Share (Source: Strategy Analytics, Inc.)
Ken Hyers, Director at Strategy Analytics, said From its introduction ten years ago, in 2012, wireless charging has transitioned from a finicky niche technology into an in-demand charging solution for high-end smartphones. - Ville-Petteri Ukonaho, Associate Director at Strategy Analytics, said Despite the higher cost that wireless charging adds to smartphones, sales of the devices are strongest in the Asia Pacific region where 49% of the installed base of wireless charging enabled smartphones are.
- These vendors are responding to growing demand for wireless charging solutions, whether standards based using Wireless Power Consortium standards or proprietary charging solutions.
- The Asia Pacific region will remain the single largest market for wireless charging solutions for the foreseeable future and will continue to grow its installed base share of wireless charging enabled smartphones.