Gartner Report: Smartphone Sales Up 47 Percent, Android Expands Lead
By Rob Scott
November 19, 2012
November 19, 2012
- According to a new report from Gartner, global sales of smartphones rose 47 percent in the third quarter compared to last year.
- Samsung and Apple accounted for nearly half the market while Nokia took a slide from third place in market share down to seventh.
- Android increased its share among operating systems from 52.5 percent to 72.4 percent. Nokia’s Symbian and RIM’s BlackBerry platforms fell sharply, while Samsung’s Bada rose to fourth place.
- Total cellphone unit sales declined as smartphones continue to gain in popularity.
- “More than 427 million phones were sold in total during the third quarter, 3 percent down on the same quarter a year ago, Gartner said, but up slightly on the 419 million devices shipped in the second quarter,” reports CNET.
- “Meanwhile, smartphone sales are continuing their upward trajectory compared to feature phones — 169 million smartphones were sold during the quarter, an increase of 47 percent year-on-year.”
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