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智能手机主导沙特市场

4 minute read | June 2014

建议推动智能手机购买


RIYADH / JEDDAH,  June 24th 2014 –
Smartphone adoption and its influence in the lives of people, continues to grow at an exponential rate. In Saudi Arabia, a staggering 67 percent of the population above 16 years use a smartphone according to a recent study from Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy. This percentage is even higher among Youth (73%) and with a large population under the age of 15, Saudi Arabia will remain a key growth market for smartphone makers.

"在全球范围内,年轻人是众所周知的先行者和潮流引领者。对于大多数品牌和技术而言,年轻人的认可是该服务未来前景的有力指标,"尼尔森电信执行总监 Aditya Gokhale 如是说。 

FRIENDS & FAMILY AS INFLUENCERS

消费者在购买设备前考虑的方面包括 "易用性"(反映操作系统)和 "屏幕尺寸"。出乎意料的是,价格并不在消费者考虑的首要因素之列。这表明,如果品牌和功能合适,消费者愿意支付合理的价格。 然而,在沙特阿拉伯,品牌选择的关键在于 "推荐"。23%的消费者声称,他们购买手机是基于朋友和家人的推荐。"这对品牌的影响是巨大的,也是机遇。如果一个设备、品牌或型号能在'有影响力'的人群中引起共鸣,就很可能从左翼夺得市场",Gokhale 说道。

三星在 KSA 领先

在阿联酋,大多数智能手机都是三星制造的(44%)。在阿联酋,23% 的智能手机用户使用苹果公司的 iPhone,其次是黑莓,占智能手机市场的 19%。与此同时,诺基亚的市场份额为 11%,明显有所下降,因为在同一项研究中,诺基亚在 "以前拥有的设备 "中所占的份额高达 38%。

苹果似乎在 "风格"、"应用程序的可用性 "和 "配件 "等方面占据了心智空间,而三星则依靠其技术实力。诺基亚因 "性价比"、"电池续航时间 "和 "易用性 "而广受欢迎。黑莓的物理 "qwerty键盘 "是其突出特点。

KSA 智能手机的未来

沙特阿拉伯的智能手机用户正在热衷于移动广告。虽然 "视频 "和 "应用程序 "等其他机制也开始产生影响,但目前移动广告的主要召回来源仍然是基于短信的广告。营销人员必须继续努力,投资和寻找创造性的方法,吸引消费者关注移动设备上的广告。

下一个前沿领域是移动电子商务。尽管移动电子商务仍处于起步阶段(仅有 10% 的沙特阿拉伯智能手机用户使用过他们的设备进行实际购物),但随着越来越多的消费者积极使用他们的设备以搜索、比价和评论等形式帮助购物,移动电子商务的未来充满希望。 

"消费者及其智能手机的采用改变了全世界的动态,沙特阿拉伯也不例外。这给服务提供商带来了巨大的机遇,因为他们希望最大限度地提高数据收入,建立 OTT 合作伙伴关系,甚至制作内容。对于设备制造商来说,保持新鲜感、相关性以及最重要的流行性将决定其命运。Aditya Gokhale 总结说:"对所有人来说,这都是令人兴奋的时刻,而且我们感觉这才刚刚开始!"。


关于尼尔森智能手机洞察

Nielsen Smartphone Insights is a syndicated survey providing detailed understanding of smartphone and feature phone users and revealing the challenges and opportunities that exist as the mobile landscape continues to evolve. The fieldwork for Saudi Arabia and UAE was conducted in Q1’2014. It was conducted through face-2-face interviews.
Saudi Arabia:  A total of 1791 contacts were made to know the incidence of smartphone. Final sample achieved covered both smartphone and non-smartphone users.
United Arab Emirates:  A total of 1505 contacts were made to know the incidence of smartphone. Final sample achieved covered both smartphone and non-smartphone users.


关于尼尔森

Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) is a global information and measurement company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence and mobile measurement. Nielsen has a presence in approximately 100 countries, with headquarters in New York, USA, and Diemen, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com.