Worldwide sales of smartphones declined

In the second quarter, only the five largest manufacturers were able to increase their smartphone sales, but global market turnover declined overall, according to an analysis of the US International Data Corporation (IDC) IT and telecommunications market research company.

In the second quarter, 341.6 million smartphones were sold on the world market, 1.3 percent less than a year before and 0.8 percent less than in the first quarter.

Chinese companies catching up behind the two traditional leaders of the smartphone market, the Samsung and Apple. (MTI)