Smartphone CMOS Image Sensor Market Share 2014: Samsung Holds Narrow Lead in 2.4 Bn Unit Market as Sony Replaces Omnivision at Apple

The market for CMOS image sensors in smartphones increased by 28.5 percent to 2.41 billion units in 2014. The smartphone image sensor market is largely dominated by Sony, Samsung and Omnivision who together accounted for almost 60 per cent of 2014 shipments. Main camera sensors accounted for 55.4 percent of the total smartphone image sensor market in 2014 with front facing camera sensors accounting for the remaining 44.6 percent (up from 26.8 percent in 2010). This report details the market share trends over the last five years for the major CMOS image sensor vendors including Sony, Samsung, Omnivision, Toshiba, ON Semiconductor, ST Microelectronics and others. The report details market share for main cameras as well as front facing cameras.