Global shipments of handsets fell year-over-year for a second consecutive...
Global shipments of handsets fell year-over-year for a second consecutive quarter in Q2, said a report from ABI Research. “Handset shipments have not seen a sequential YoY decline since the global economic crisis of 2008-2009,” analyst Michael Morgan said in…
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a news release. Apple handset shipments declined 26 percent over Q1, primarily because its customers are waiting to purchase the new iPhone, the report said. Nokia and RIM’s handset shipments also had double-digit declines quarter-over quarter, the report said. Samsung had a 13 percent decline in feature phone shipments, but a 16 percent increase in smartphone shipments. “It is becoming increasingly apparent that Samsung, not Apple, will be the OEM who will bring mobile computing to the masses over the near to mid-term,” said ABI senior practice director Jeff Orr (http://xrl.us/bniewi).