Worldwide smartphone shipments increase 25.2% in 3Q14, tablet shipments increase 11.5%, says IDC

New smartphone releases and an increased emphasis on emerging markets drove global smartphone shipments above 300 million units for the second consecutive quarter. According to IDC, vendors shipped a total of 327.6 million units during the third quarter of 2014, resulting in 25.2% growth when compared to the 261.7 million units shipped in third-quarter 2013 and 8.7% sequential growth above the 301.3 million units shipped in second-quarter 2014.



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