Smartphone sales lifted by emerging markets


  • TECH
  • Monday, 03 Nov 2014

WASHINGTON: Global smartphone sales grew at a healthy pace in the third quarter, boosted by low-cost handsets in emerging markets, industry research showed. 

The research firm IDC said global smartphone shipments jumped 25.2% from a year earlier to 327.6 million in the quarter, and were up 8.7% over the second quarter. 

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