Smartphone sales exceed feature phones in Q2 of 2013: Gartner

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 13:48

This is the first time that sales of smartphones exceeded that of feature phones.

'Global mobile sales dip 3% in Q3; smartphones soar 47%'

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 16:19

Despite a 3 percent dip in global mobile phone sales to 428 million units in the third quarter, smartphone sales jumped a full 47 percent, according data released by research firm Gartner.

Global phone sales dips 2.3%; smartphone up 42% in Q2: Gartner

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 19:44

Worldwide sales of mobile phones declined 2.3 percent to 419 million units in the second quarter of 2012 as demand for feature phones continued to decline, according to research firm Gartner.

Smartphones power record Samsung profit; sets $22 billion capex

Last Updated: Friday, January 27, 2012, 09:39

Samsung Electronics Co posted a record USD 4.7 billion quarterly operating profit, driven by booming smartphone sales, and will spend USD 22 billion this year to boost production of chips and flat screens to pull further ahead of smaller rivals.

Samsung profit rises 73% to record on strong Galaxy sales

Last Updated: Friday, January 6, 2012, 09:21

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and smartphones, estimated on Friday its October-December profit would jump 73 percent to a lifetime high, aided by one-off gains and record-smashing sales of smartphones.

Galaxy and iPhone to top smartphone holiday sales

Last Updated: Friday, December 16, 2011, 18:30

Apple's long-awaited iPhone 4S and Samsung Electronics' fresh, broad offering are likely to stand out in this holiday season's smartphone sales which will otherwise be clouded by global economic uncertainty.

Expect to top `11 smartphone sales target: Samsung

Last Updated: Monday, November 28, 2011, 14:04

Samsung expects to beat its 2011 smartphone sales target thanks to brisk sales of its Galaxy smartphones.

Samsung says expects to top 2011 smartphone sales target

Last Updated: Monday, November 28, 2011, 12:17

Samsung Electronics expects to beat its 2011 smartphone sales target thanks to brisk sales of its Galaxy smartphones, a mobile executive said on Monday.