Android Overtakes Apple In Smartphone Sales
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Second quarter mobile phone sales are up 13.8 per cent to 325.6 million, a new study compiled by research firm Gartner has revealed.According to the research, Android-based mobile phones have emerged as the top market grosser in the three month period with an impressive 17.2 per cent share of total sales - just 1 per cent below the second best selling Research In Motion's BlackBerry platform.“We believe market share in the OS space will consolidate around a few...
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