BEIJING – China’s handset production is expected to surpass 605 million units in 2008, up about 9% year-over-year, according to CCID Consulting.
About 66% of those handsets will be exported to markets overseas, said the firm.
The production of handsets reached 279 million units in the region for the first half of this year; the global top-five – Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and LG Electronics – represented 65% of that total, said CCID.
Sales reached 96.4 million units in the first half, up 17.5% compared to the same period in 2007, according to CCID.