LONDON - Sales of smart phones through the mobile phone sales for the first time in the April-June period. The highest growth was in Asia.
As reported by GSMArena (14/8), research firm Gartner said total global sales of mobile phones in the world reached 435 million units and as many as 225 million are smart phones, greatly increased 46.5 percent over the previous year.
While sales of regular phones menncapai 210 million units, down 21 percent. The growth of smart phone sales are highest in Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.
The definition of a smart phone is a mobile phone equipped devices and applications can connect to the internet. While regular cell phone has less functionality at a cheaper price.
"Sales of smart phones is expected to 51.8 percent of mobile phone sales in the past quarter of 2013 so that a regular phone for the first time," said Anshul Gupta of Gartner.
However rival research firm, IDC, said it is already happening in the first three months of 2013.
"There's Asian factories like Samsung, Huawei, ZTE, and LG that comes with a smart phone models that are more affordable," he added.
Analysts say the price of a smart phone is down dramatically in recent months mendongkrat increased sales.
In five to ten years into the future, is expected to be increasingly difficult regular phone sold. "We have a factory in Asia such as Samsung, Huawei, ZTE, and LG that comes with a smart phone models that are more affordable," said Andrew Milroy of Frost & Sullivan Consulting Company.
In addition a number of operators also offer prepaid for internet data usage bills so that customers can limit when using email, internet, and other applications that attract new customers. "It helps entry into huge consumer base, especially in new markets to grow," he concluded.
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