Aided by rising demand for low-cost android phones and mobile phone makers launching flagship models, worldwide smartphone market is expected to touch one billion units this year, global research firm IDC said.
Worldwide smartphone shipments stood at 216.2 million units in January-March quarter of 2013 and 237.9 million units in April-June.
Global smartphone market rose by 38.8 per cent year over year in the third quarter of 2013 with mobile phone vendors shipping 258.4 million Smartphones during the period compared to the third quarter of 2012, it said in a statement.The global mobile phone market, including Smartphones, reached 467.9 million units in Q3 2013 compared to the 442.7 million units shipped in Q3 2012, a growth of 5.7 per cent.
The third quarter shipments were up 7 per cent compared to 437.4 million units shipped in Q2 2013. “The third quarter was up substantially over the previous quarter, which was also a record quarter for shipments, showing the real momentum of the smartphone market.
Worldwide smartphone shipments stood at 216.2 million units in January-March quarter of 2013 and 237.9 million units in April-June.
Global smartphone market rose by 38.8 per cent year over year in the third quarter of 2013 with mobile phone vendors shipping 258.4 million Smartphones during the period compared to the third quarter of 2012, it said in a statement.The global mobile phone market, including Smartphones, reached 467.9 million units in Q3 2013 compared to the 442.7 million units shipped in Q3 2012, a growth of 5.7 per cent.
The third quarter shipments were up 7 per cent compared to 437.4 million units shipped in Q2 2013. “The third quarter was up substantially over the previous quarter, which was also a record quarter for shipments, showing the real momentum of the smartphone market.
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