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12/16/2014
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Smartphone sales rose 20.3% in the third quarter of this year, compared to the same period of 2013 and reached 301 million units worldwide, according to data collected by Gartner. The movement contrasted with the sales volume of mobile phones in general, which was almost stable at 455.8 million.
The improved performance especially in emerging markets. In Eastern Europe and the region comprising the Middle East and Africa, the growth in sales of smartphones was close to 50%. In the United States, with the launch of the iPhone 6, Apple, the increase was 18.9%.
According to Gartner, the South Korean Samsung continued leader of the global smartphone market. The company, however, sold 8.9% fewer handsets in the quarter, or 73.2 million units, and its share fell from 32.1% to 24.4% in a year.
On the other hand, Apple saw a jump in sales due to the sixth edition of your mobile device: the increase was 25.9% to 38.2 million iPhones. The share of the market that the US controls increased from 12.1% to 12.7%. The Chinese Huawei performance also improved, with an increase of 36.6% in sales to 15.9 million units, and participation rising from 4.7% to 5.3%.
Despite the lower demand for Samsung products, the escalation of Huawei and other smaller manufacturers has further strengthened the leadership of Android, developed by Google as the preferred mobile operating system. In total, 83.1% of smartphones sold between July and September used the software, compared to 12.7% who preferred iOS, Apple.
Source: arose
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