In 2013 one in three handsets sold will be a smartphone, says ABI Research.
Sales of smartphones will grow from around 10 per cent of the total market in 2007 to 31 per cent in 2013, according a new report.ABI says that in addition to operators pushing data, the iPhone effect is making manufacturers go that extra mile to stay ahead of the game. This means high-end features like touchscreens, touchpads and motion sensitivity are creeping into the mid-range.
ABI Research vice president Stuart Carlaw said: "Smart operating systems are continually being optimized to run on processors with lower performance. There is a strategic move to support smart OSes in single chip midrange devices in order to unlock more data revenues."
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