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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Smartphone Shipments Grow by 75% in 2005

The global growth in "smart" mobile devices is on an uphill climb, with the number of devices shipped rising by 75% in 2005 over the previous year. Nokia was the runaway leader, growing its share of the market by over 20% and increasing its shipment by a whopping 141% over 2004. Overall, just over 13 million smartphones shipped worldwide in 2005.

Source: ZDNet