Global smartphone sales have increased by an impressive 49% in the first quarter of 2010, suggesting that their popularity is showing no signs of slowing.
Market research company Gartner recently revealed that smartphone sales reached a massive 54 million, with sales of all mobile phone devices rising by 17%.
Google’s Android smartphone operating system has also beaten Microsoft’s offering, taking fourth place in the results for the first time.
RIM’s BlackBerry sales have also improved, taking the fourth place in market leading manufacturer ratings for the first time, with a sales increase of 46%.
Apple has demonstrated strong success too, increasing its year on year iPhone sales by over 50%.
These results further the understanding that this was the strongest quarter for annual smartphone sales since 2006.
Both manufacturers and consumers are watching this space to see what will happen next.
