Global sales of sophisticated mobile phones, called "smartphones," jumped 50% in the second quarter, led by the success of the system designed by Google Android, according to a study released Thursday by IDC.
He has sold 63 million mobile multifunction second quarter against 41.9 million in second quarter 2009, bringing the total since the beginning of the year to 118.3 million units (+54%).
Both are partners of Google, HTC Taiwanese and Korean Samsung, which experienced the strongest growth, with sales up 129%, respectively, and 173%.
The Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Thursday on CNBC that he now sold over 200,000 units per day under the Android operating system designed by Google, confirming a dramatic growth. In June, Mr. Schmidt had put the figure at 160,000.
The new figure represents sales of at least 18 million units per quarter Android, while Apple said it had sold 8.4 million iPhones in the second quarter.
The phone becomes a crucial area for Google, which benefits from the search advertising on the Internet conducted on these devices.
IDC said the expected continued growth "explosive" multifunction phones during the remainder of the year.
In this segment of smartphones, the Nokia keeps Finland's number one is his on the overall handset market, but its market share has eroded from 40.3% to 38.1% .
It is followed by Research in Motion (BlackBerry phones), increased from 19.1% to 17.8%. Apple, meanwhile, grew by 12.4% to 13.3%, HTC 5% to 7.6%, 2.6% and Samsung at 4.8%.
He has sold 63 million mobile multifunction second quarter against 41.9 million in second quarter 2009, bringing the total since the beginning of the year to 118.3 million units (+54%).
Both are partners of Google, HTC Taiwanese and Korean Samsung, which experienced the strongest growth, with sales up 129%, respectively, and 173%.
The Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Thursday on CNBC that he now sold over 200,000 units per day under the Android operating system designed by Google, confirming a dramatic growth. In June, Mr. Schmidt had put the figure at 160,000.
The new figure represents sales of at least 18 million units per quarter Android, while Apple said it had sold 8.4 million iPhones in the second quarter.
The phone becomes a crucial area for Google, which benefits from the search advertising on the Internet conducted on these devices.
IDC said the expected continued growth "explosive" multifunction phones during the remainder of the year.
In this segment of smartphones, the Nokia keeps Finland's number one is his on the overall handset market, but its market share has eroded from 40.3% to 38.1% .
It is followed by Research in Motion (BlackBerry phones), increased from 19.1% to 17.8%. Apple, meanwhile, grew by 12.4% to 13.3%, HTC 5% to 7.6%, 2.6% and Samsung at 4.8%.
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