Mobile handset sales will plunge 10 percent or more this year, but smart phones, like Apple’s iPhone, will prosper.
Bucking the magnetic effect of the downturn, smart phone sales measured by units are expected to rise as much as 11 percent, says iSuppli.
For growth to reach this level, network operators must cut fees for data services and offer aggressive reductions in phone prices, said Tina Teng, a senior analyst.
If they don’t, and if consumer confidence continues to erode, then sales would rise 6 percent.
In any event, between 183.9 million and 192.3 million units will ship in the year, says iSuppli. That would represent between 16.6 percent and 17.4 percent of the overall market.
Growth could increase in 2010.
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