The worldwide market for smartphones in the first months of the year compared to last year grew by nearly half. Market research firm Gartner figures published Wednesday on the market for mobile phones.
A total of 314 million mobile phones sold. This was more than 17 percent one year earlier and the fastest growth in four years time. Among them were 54.3 million smartphones.
Nokia maintained its lead in the market. The Finnish mobile phone producer has a market share of 35 percent of the total market and market share of over 44 percent of the smartphone market. Here occupy blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion, Apple and smartphones with Google's Android operating system places 2 through 4.
Android smartphones are booming. In the first quarter were in the United States with Android smartphones sold than iPhones, the Apple phone. Gartner expects Android Apple in the short term the world over strive for it.
Gartner raised its growth forecast for the worldwide mobile phone market. The researchers now rely on 14 percent growth versus a previous expectation of 11 percent.
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