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This shows a 41.6 percent increase over the number of smartphones shipped a year earlier, 152.7 million in the first quarter of 2012, ABC News reports.
The new age phone users yearn for computers in their pockets. The primary feature of cell phones to make calls and send text messages are taking a back seat, said
Kevin Restivo, a senior research analyst with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, said that new generation wants a computer in their pockets. The days where phones are used primarily to make phone calls and send text messages are quickly fading away.
Richard Doherty, research director for Envisioneering market research group, said that the rise in numbers could also be attributed to many mobile phone operators simply wanting more smartphones.
The decline in the sales of mobile phones is simply the desire for a smart phone, Doherty added.
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Apple is shown as the third largest phone maker and second largest smartphone maker, with 37.4 million smartphones sold, the report added.
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