Global mobile phone sales fall record 8.6 per cent
Global mobile phone sales fell a record 8.6 per cent in the first quarter to 269 million units.
Smartphones spur mobile market to reach 1.6 billion units Global smartphone sales shot up sharply in 2010, climbing 72% as Research in Motion and Apple replaced Sony Ericsson and Motorola Mobility for the fourth and fifth spots among the top five cell phone companies, new data from Gartner reveals.