According to Strategy Analytics, the smartphone image sensor market grew to US$15 billion last year, an increase of 13% year-on-year. Although compared with 2019, smartphone shipments have fallen by 8.8%. Sony is still the market leader with a 46% share.
Compared with the 44% share in the first half of 2020, the company’s data has improved. However, its dominant position continues to be challenged by Samsung. Samsung has a 29% share because the performance in the second half of last year was not as good for them as the first half when they had a 32% share.
OmniVision ranked third with 10% (up from 9% in the first half of the year). Sony suffered collateral damage, as it is Huawei’s an important supplier, and Huawei last year, a sharp decline in shipments (the company dropped out of the top five, and split the Honor of being useless).
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Analysts predict that Sony’s position will be increasingly threatened by competitors. Last year, smartphones on average have more camera heads, and generally with a higher resolution sensor. However, although the epidemic has not reduced the demand for sensors, SA warned that a global shortage of semiconductors may cause problems.
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