Articles tagged with: Npd Group and Apple

Despite Recession - US Smartphone Market Still Growing

According to The NPD Group, consumer sales of smartphones to U.S. consumers represented 23 percent of all handset sales in the fourth quarter (Q4) 2008 compared to just 12 percent in Q4 2007. Led by the release of Apple's iPhone 3G at $199, the average price for a smartphone fell 23 percent from $216 in Q4 2007 to $167 last year.  more

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Apple Leaps to Second Among Smartphone Sales in the USA

According to The NPD Group, consumer sales of smartphones to U.S. consumers reached 9 million units from January through July 2008 versus the same time period last year - a year-over-year increase of 84 percent. Even as overall handset sales and revenues declined in the U.S., smartphone revenue increased 71 percent -- reaching nearly $1.7 billion.  more

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