{"id":107996,"date":"2017-07-24T23:45:50","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T03:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=107996"},"modified":"2017-07-24T23:45:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T03:45:50","slug":"global-smartphone-sales-reach-new-record-in-q2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/07\/24\/global-smartphone-sales-reach-new-record-in-q2\/","title":{"rendered":"Global smartphone sales reach new record in Q2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BERLIN, July 25\u2014 Global smartphone sales had achieved a new record in the second quarter of the year, German market research institute GfK said on Monday.<\/p>\n

A total of 346.9 million smartphones had been sold worldwide from April to June, representing a year-on-year increase of 4 percent, the report shows.<\/p>\n

Asia led the demand growth with a year-on-year rise of 13 percent, followed by Central and Eastern Europe at 11 percent and Latin America at 10 percent.<\/p>\n

Some 110.1 million smartphones had been sold in the Chinese market in the second quarter of the year, slightly more than the same period last year.<\/p>\n

“The record demand for smartphones in the second quarter this year shows that, despite saturation in some markets, the desire to own a smartphone is a worldwide phenomenon,” Arndt Polifke, global director of telecom research at GfK, commented.<\/p>\n

“Consumers are willing to pay more for their smartphones as they seek a better user experience,” said Yotaro Noguchi, product lead in GfK’s trends and forecasting division, adding that GfK forecasts smartphone demand will continue to see year-on-year growth in 2018. (Xinhua)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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