subject: Smartphone sales to rise 43% to a record 60 million in Q2, Apple shipments increased 61% [print this page] Although that the economy is not exactly growing smartphone sales set a record 60 million units sold in the second quarter. There are many reasons for the sales force. For one, prices have been declining as the subsidized prices to bring the best line down models at affordable prices. , While Apple shipped 8.4 million iPhone up to an impressive 61% growth year over year, declining marketshare. Apple owns 14% of the smartphone pie in Q2, less than the four previous quarters in the past two years. Cupertino based company peaked at 17%, Strategy Analytics indicates that he is convinced that the only way to increase Apples marketshare is to sign the other carriers in the U.S.(extending the exclusivity pact with AT T), Japan and China. The company also had some harsh words about the indicators of Apples reputation, which apparently underwent some tough times in the Antennagate , and said: The honeymoon for Apple in the mobile world is clearly coming
to end. We believe that Apple could lose the recent heartshare
weeks due to perceived mishandling of the problem of the antenna.
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Smartphone sales to rise 43% to a record 60 million in Q2, Apple shipments increased 61%