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Finnish mobile phone maker, Nokia, must recognize the superiority of Apple in the smartphone sales in the second quarter. ‘Toys’ nickname was never intended Nokia on iPhone does not seem clear.
Apple are reported to have shipped three million units of iPhones over Symbian-based Nokia phones. In the second quarter ended June 25, 2011, Apple sold 20.3 million smart phones iPhone recorded.
Nokia, on the other hand, sold 16.7 million smartphones, dropped 34% from 25.2 million units in the first quarter of this year and when compared with the first quarter when he dropped by 31%.
What caused the decline in sales of Nokia smartphones? Quoted from XbitLabs, Friday (07/22/2011), the decline experienced by Nokia in February after the company announced the move of the Windows operating system platform for the Symbian Phone.
Reportedly, because consumers were switching from high-end smartphones based on Symbian for the Apple iPhone or Google Android handset. Apple increased its own power with a refreshing line of smartphones in the mid-2011 with the launch of the iPhone 4. Currently the iPhone has been available in over 100 countries by 225 operators, and in Apple’s future will be increasingly spread its wings.
For the record, despite losing in the sales of smartphones, the Nokia still dominates mobile phone sales overall. During the second quarter, Nokia was reported to have sold as many as 88.5 million devices. This figure includes the standard 71800000 aka mobile phone features.
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop himself in his official statement said they remained optimistic and has its own strategy in maintaining the glory.
“During the transition period we expect competitive pressures to move forward. However, we have prepared the strategy has matured,” said Elop.
One of the steps taken by Nokia to make a turn in the division of its smartphones and feature phones. Elop also see the optimism of devices built on Windows 7 Phone and the achievements of their dual SIM card device.
Starting the second quarter of 2011, Samsung expected to shift the position Nokia as the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer. Similarly, predictions were released from Japan’s leading securities firm, Nomura, Monday (06/12/2011).
“In 1996, Nokia launches Communicator and since then the leading market share in the size of the unit. After 14 years at the top, the Nokia seems to have to give up his crown on smartphones’s market,” wrote a note to analysts quoted by Reuters. In the third quarter of 2011, even predicting Nokia Nomura will go down in the third rank in the bottom of the Apple.
Although it is still the largest, Nokia’s market share continues to erode the iPhone and Android. The giant mobile phones manufacturer that was eventually decided to switch focus from Symbian to Windows Phone with Microsoft to build an ecosystem together. The latest data IDC, in the first quarter of 2011, made by Nokia Symbian is still leading with 24.3 percent followed by 18.7 percent of Apple, RIM’s 14 percent, Samsung’s 10.8 percent, 8.9 percent and HTC.
However, Samsung put the highest growth rates. Samsung’s market share rose 350 percent over the same quarter a year earlier. One of Samsung’s key to success is adopting a platform based on open source Android made by Google to produce a diverse product variants from the lower price until the expensive one.
It is important to do enough research to avoid an expensive smartphone that any functions you need. This article gives an overview on how to best smartphones for business venues.
Basically, you have five major smartphone platforms to choose from: iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Mobile, and Palm OS You decide to do some research on the strengths and weaknesses of these applications which best meet the requirements of your business. ”Your mobile phone with Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes is working, or have the ability to create Microsoft Office documents to add?” Smart-phone experts recommend priority functions, because it allows you to maximize the capabilities of smartphones.
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Location factors, your location can determine what kind of phone you should buy. To build many of the specific carriers and handset manufacturers can limit your choice. Also, if you travel frequently to Europe to, can get a GSM phone that works abroad a better choice than a North American-centric CDMA-based mobile gadgets.
Recommended mobile phones for businesses
BlackBerry Tourch- light and small, the BlackBerry Mobile-based QWERTY ideal for field staff. It has an integrated 2-megapixel camera, media player for music, photos and videos, and GPS navigation. The phone works in over 200 countries.
LG Voyager – if you find a phone that is excellent value for money offering, the LG Voyager is a good choice. It has a high-resolution touch screen like the iPhone, but it contains an additional tactile feedback. One of the biggest mistakes some people make is to buy smart phones for “creating” factor. It is important to buy a cell phone, then something you want and need, because your decision will affect your business communications.