Canalys: Smartphone shipments surpassed PC shipments in 2011

Smartphone shipments overtook client PC shipments for the first time in 2011, according to new data from market�research�firm Canalys. Vendors shipped a total of 158.5 million smartphones in the fourth quarter, representing a 57% increase compared to the 101.2 million units shipped in the same quarter a year earlier. Shipments for the full year of 2011 rose 63% to 487.7 million units, up from 299.7 million shipped in 2010. The PC market only grew 15% to 414.6 million units in 2011, which included an astonishing 274% increase in tablet shipments ? tablets accounted for 15% of all PC shipments last year according to Canalys. The firm�expects growth in the smartphone market to slow in 2012, with vendors putting more focus

Source: http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/03/canalys-smartphone-shipments-surpassed-pc-shipments-in-2011/

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