The analytical company Canalys made a forecast for the smartphone market for 2012. Analysts expect the Android operating system to continue to gain popularity among users of mobile devices. This trend will continue, at least until the end of this year.
According to the forecast of Canalys, in 2012, the global smartphone market will see a sales growth of 34%, compared to the same period last year. In quantitative terms, this figure is 653 million devices. It is expected that shipments of smartphones based on Symbian and BlackBerry will be reduced, respectively, by 60% and 17%. On their background, sales of devices managed by the Android OS will increase by 56% on a year-to-year basis.
The Asia-Pacific region is regarded as the largest emerging market for smartphones. According to experts, the bulk of regional sales will be in China and Japan.
Source: Gsmarena.com
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