TechHive: Smartphone sales increase sets record in third quarter

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Smartphone sales increase sets record in third quarter Nov 3rd 2013, 16:24, by Matt Hamblen Smartphone shipments grew by 9 percent in the third quarter, a record for a single quarter, which continues a record-setting trend, research firm IDC said recently. The fourth quarter is also expected to be strong for smartphones, which could result in 1 billion smartphones shipping for the entire year, compared with 500 million units shipped in all of 2011, IDC said. The total shipped in the third quarter was 258.4 million, beating the previous record high of 237 million smartphones shipped in the second quarter of 2013. The double-quarter record smartphone shipments in 2013 "show the real momentum of the smartphone market," said IDC analyst Ryan Reith, in a statement. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: smartphones-colorful-100027596-small.jpg

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