IDC: Smartphones overtook traditional phones

The number of smartphone sales overtook the sales of traditional (feature) mobile phones in the first quarter for the first time – shows the quarterly survey of the American International Data Corporation (IDC) and telecommunications market research company.

The first quarter was traditionally weak, due to seasonal reasons, but mobile phone sales figures increased by 4 percent compared to the first quarter of 2012.

In this year's first quarter, 418.6 million mobile phones were sold in the world market, compared to the 402.4 million of a year ago and compared to the 483.2 million in last year's fourth quarter.  (MTI)