Friday, May 2, 2003
Smartphone and Converged Devices Grow 400% Over Last Year
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "THE COMPETITION" @ 05:00 AM
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9813950451.html
Smartphone and converged devices, like the Pocket PC Phone Edition, grew 400% to 1.71 million units in the first quarter of 2003 compared to the first quarter of 2002. That isn't really a big surprise as very few such devices existed the first quarter of last year. I would expect to see similar trends through the end of 2004 in fact as the market is still in its infancy.
"The evolution of color displays, digital imaging, and converged handheld devices continues to drive growth in the worldwide handset market," noted Ross Sealfon, research analyst in IDC's Smart Handheld Devices program. "Despite continued economic uncertainty, a strong first quarter supported by new technologies and form factors indicates healthy industry growth during 2003."
Who knows? We might even see a MS powered Smartphone in North America in 2003. :wink:
Smartphone and converged devices, like the Pocket PC Phone Edition, grew 400% to 1.71 million units in the first quarter of 2003 compared to the first quarter of 2002. That isn't really a big surprise as very few such devices existed the first quarter of last year. I would expect to see similar trends through the end of 2004 in fact as the market is still in its infancy.
"The evolution of color displays, digital imaging, and converged handheld devices continues to drive growth in the worldwide handset market," noted Ross Sealfon, research analyst in IDC's Smart Handheld Devices program. "Despite continued economic uncertainty, a strong first quarter supported by new technologies and form factors indicates healthy industry growth during 2003."
Who knows? We might even see a MS powered Smartphone in North America in 2003. :wink:
