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The sale of mobile phones fell almost 1% last year, according to researchers Gartner. Sales of smartphones have increased, was thanks to the success of BlackBerry, iPhone and Google Android phone Mobile Phone 0 revenue. 9% 1 211 billion pieces in 2009, but at 8 3% in the last quarter, according to Gartner. “The market for mobile devices, ended on a high note, by the growth in the smartphone and low-end-driven devices,” said Carolina Milanesi, research director at Gartner. During the year, Nokia remains market leader, shipping 441m handsets. However, he lost 2nd 2 percentage points of market share fall to 36. 4%. Nokia was followed by Samsung (19. 5%) and LG (10. 1%) of South Korea. Fourth and fifth place, both Motorola (4. 8%) and Sony Ericsson (4. 5%) led to major loss of market share. In the smartphone market, Symbian, Nokia’s high-volume sales remained in first place with 81 million units sold a share of 46th 9%, compared to 52nd 4%. Research In Motion – known for its BlackBerry smartphones – went to 19 seconds. 9%, an increase of 3 percentage points compared to 2008. Apple iPhone has more than doubled its sales take place to third with 14. 4%, an increase of 6 2 points, has the iPhone Windows Mobile, 3 of them sank surpassed. To take 2% percentage points 8th 7% of the market, sold only 15 million units. Google Android Linux-based software has done well, 6 Shipping 8 million units, a market share of 3 9%. However, sales of other Linux smartphones will be deleted. Adding all Linux and Android, Linux only won by half a percentage point (from 8. 1% 8. 6%). Gartner principal research analyst Roberta Cozza said Android continued growth in the fourth quarter, but some vendors had “expressed growing concern about the intentions of Google in the mobile market.” If they led to change their strategies, product that might hinder the growth of Android in 2010. “phone Apple iPhone Nokia Blackberry Microsoft Mobile Jack Schofieldguardian. co. uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More flow
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