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02/14/2013
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Worldwide, 1.75 billion mobile phones were sold last year. Even so, this represents a decline of 1.7% compared to 2011, according to research firm Gartner. Mobile phone sales fell last year for the first time since 2009 and the main reasons are the difficult economic conditions, intense competition and changes in consumer preferences. Moreover, smartphones continue to drive the mobile market. In the fourth quarter of 2012, sales hit a record, with 207.7 million units, representing an increase of 38.3% over the same period of 2011.
Apple and Samsung account for 52% of sales of smartphones in the world. Companies continued leadership in the sector, with the South Korean company selling 385 million handsets, smartphones and 53.5%, while Apple has sold 130 million units. The Chinese company Huawei got the third place in global sales and has sold 27.2 million smartphones last year.
About the smartphone operating systems, Android leads the market, with almost 69.7% of sales in 2012. The system Apple's iOS held 20.9%, and was followed by systems: RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft, Symbian and Bada. Other operating systems together represent only 0.3%.
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Source: Extra - Online
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