Smartphone Sales Set to Outperform Mobile Phone Sales by 2012
Added: (Tue Nov 10 2009)
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It is almost to be expected with the array of devices now available, but smartphones are predicted to outperform mobile phone revenue by 2012. Results from a recent study by Infonetics Research have shown that smartphone sales are providing an increasing source of revenue for the mobile industry.
The success of the latest smartphones such as the iPhone 3GS, the Palm Pre and HTC smartphone duo, HTC Hero and HTC Magic has contributed to a 14.5% increase in the number of smartphone units sold this year worldwide. Experts have suggested that the spread of 3G high-speed data networks has played a significant role in the growing of attraction to smartphones.
Smartphones have the ability to complete an unprecedented number of day-to-day tasks, outperforming a mobile phone on virtually all fronts. Smartphone consumers can boast the ability to browse the web, send and receive e-mail, use integrated music software and snap with a digital camera – a versatility that a mobile phone can only dream of.
On the whole, it is predicted that over 1.1 billion mobile phones will be sold across the globe. The competition for current market leader, Nokia is beginning to grow fierce with smartphone manufacturers Apple, Research in Motion and HTC beginning to gain ground.
Richard Webb, directing analyst for mobile devices at Infonetics Research says: "Competition for the iPhone is increasing.
"And while iPhone applications are proliferating, the iPhone operating system is sure to face stiff competition from the open-source Android platform. Apple will have to fight hard to drive its market share back above 10 per cent."
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