Worldwide Sales of Mobile Phones Declined 2.3 Per Cent in Q2 2012; Smartphone Sales Increased 42.7 Per Cent

Gartner Says Worldwide Sales of Mobile Phones Declined 2.3 Per Cent in Second Quarter of 2012; Smartphone Sales Increased 42.7 Per Cent

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419 million units in the second quarter of 2012, a 2.3 per cent decline from the second quarter of 2011, according to Gartner, Inc. Smartphone sales accounted for 36.7 per cent of total mobile phone sales and grew 42.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2012.