The statistic shows the share of smartphone shipments with a fingerprint sensor worldwide from 2014 to 2018. 55 percent of smartphones shipped globally in 2017 had a fingerprint sensor.
Share of smartphone shipments with a fingerprint sensor worldwide from 2014 to 2018
Characteristic
Share of shipments
2018*
60%
2017
55%
2016
43%
2015
29%
2014
19%
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TrendForce. (January 11, 2018). Share of smartphone shipments with a fingerprint sensor worldwide from 2014 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/804269/global-smartphone-fingerprint-sensor-penetration-rate/
TrendForce. "Share of smartphone shipments with a fingerprint sensor worldwide from 2014 to 2018." Chart. January 11, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/804269/global-smartphone-fingerprint-sensor-penetration-rate/
TrendForce. (2018). Share of smartphone shipments with a fingerprint sensor worldwide from 2014 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/804269/global-smartphone-fingerprint-sensor-penetration-rate/
TrendForce. "Share of Smartphone Shipments with a Fingerprint Sensor Worldwide from 2014 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/804269/global-smartphone-fingerprint-sensor-penetration-rate/
TrendForce, Share of smartphone shipments with a fingerprint sensor worldwide from 2014 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/804269/global-smartphone-fingerprint-sensor-penetration-rate/ (last visited April 01, 2025)
Share of smartphone shipments with a fingerprint sensor worldwide from 2014 to 2018 [Graph], TrendForce, January 11, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/804269/global-smartphone-fingerprint-sensor-penetration-rate/
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