At 3 quarter was sold nearly 40 million smartphones and communicators

The company Canalys released the results of market research smartphones and communicators in the third quarter of 2008 year. According to experts, the number of devices sold to almost 40 million. In doing so, the market was different in different regions of the world: in some countries have experienced rapid growth, while others - recession. Smartphones and communicators in the reporting period were 13% of the market mobile phones. For comparison, last year the figure was only 11%.

The main findings of the study Canalys:
• The total supply of smartphones and communicators in the third quarter - 39.9 million
• U.S. Market grew approximately twice
• In the Asia-Pacific region fell by 18% compared to last year
• In the EMEA "smart" phones were sold at 21% higher than a year ago, while in Central and Eastern Europe - a 43% increase
• Nokia remains the leader, but its market share has fallen and partly turned to Apple and RIM
• Market share Microsoft in the ranking of mobile operating systems has grown

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