Mobile Phone Sales Top A Quarter Of A Billion In Q1Sales of mobile phones in the first quarter crossed a quarter of a billion units, driven mostly by demand in China, Japan and other Asia/Pacific countries, according to market research firm Gartner.
“Shipments were 257.4 million units, up 14% compared to the same quarter a year ago, Gartner said. While sales in Asia/Pacific countries were strong, Western Europe and North America had their expected slowdown following strong Christmas sales.
Nokia sold 92 million handsets in the quarter, giving the company 35.7% of the global market, nearly double that of second-place manufacturer Motorola. Nokia increased its share in the quarter by nearly 2 percentage points over a year ago.”
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