Specialists research firm NPD DisplaySearch studied the market of protective glasses for your mobile device (it is the glasses that are integrated into the design of the device), and concluded that it is growing very rapidly.
In 2012, supply of protective glass for the screens of mobile devices grew by 44%. This year, in real terms they are expected to reach 1.5 billion units, and in 2017 - 2.5 billion
The main driver of growth in 2012 were smartphones - they accounted for more than three-quarters of supplies. This proportion will continue in the future, experts say NPD DisplaySearch. They estimate that of the 2.5 billion glass shipped in 2017, the share of smartphones have 2.0 billion
In the case of tablets modest performance, because even in 2014, only 14% of these devices will be equipped with safety glass. At the same time, due to a larger screen size, the plates provide a significant contribution to the growth of the market in value terms.
With regard to notebooks, safety glasses are also still used relatively rarely, but is expected to increase due to the increase in the number of models with touch screens. This year will be shipped 42 million glasses, by 2017, shipments will reach 124 million units.
Source: NPD DisplaySearch
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