Samsung Electronics has announced revenues of 41.87 trillion Korean won (£23.68 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2010, a 7% year-on-year increase.
This brings Samsung’s total 2010 revenue to an all-time high of 154.63 trillion won, up 13% from 2009.
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Research from Strategy Analytics says worldwide shipments of smartphones were up 75% last year, almost reaching 293 million units.
This compares with 151 million smartphones in 2008 and 175 million in 2009.
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Motorola Mobility has announced its first quarterly and full-year results as an independent company.
Overall quarterly revenue was $3.4 billion, up 21% from the same period in 2009, while revenue from the mobile devices business was $2.4 million.
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Nokia has published its Q4 2010 figures, which show net sales of 12.7 billion Euro. That’s up 6% year-on-year, although the rise is due to international currency rates.
The company shipped a total of 123.7 million mobile devices in Q4 2010, down 3% year-on-year.
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Research from GfK Retail and Technology shows that more than 7% of all mobile phones bought in Europe last year were purchased online.
Smartphone sales are a particularly popular choice for online shoppers, with approaching one in five sold via the web.
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