Smartphone market still growing as prices fall: study

Smartphone market still growing as prices fall: study
Washington (AFP) May 28, 2014 - Global smartphone sales will jump 23 percent this year to more than 1.2 billion units, fueled by growth of low-cost handsets in emerging markets, a research firm said Wednesday. An IDC survey said smartphone sales will maintain an annual growth rate of 12.3 percent through 2018. Much of the growth is coming from low-cost devices using the Android operating system, with Apple's market sha ... more

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