August 17, 2007 at 23:55Million smartphones in six months
Expanding the range of smartphones and lowering prices for them led to the fact that in the first half of 2007 in Russia, according to MForum Analytics, 1.08 million smartphones and communicators were sold for $ 446 million, which is twice as much as for the same the period last year, when 480,000 smartphones were sold for $ 239 million.
Smart phones are being bought up by Russians much more actively than usual. According to MForum Analytics analyst Dmitry Deyev, Nokia accounts for a large share of Russian smartphone sales (60%). According to him, the average cost of a smartphone has halved, from $ 889 in 2003 to $ 413 in the first half of 2007.
Although the data of another analytical company, J'son & Partners, is somewhat different. For example, according to them, semi-annual sales of smartphones and communicators grew by 62% over the year to 816,000 units. Interestingly, both companies used the same method when calculating - they interviewed sellers and distributors.
via Vedomosti
Smart phones are being bought up by Russians much more actively than usual. According to MForum Analytics analyst Dmitry Deyev, Nokia accounts for a large share of Russian smartphone sales (60%). According to him, the average cost of a smartphone has halved, from $ 889 in 2003 to $ 413 in the first half of 2007.
Although the data of another analytical company, J'son & Partners, is somewhat different. For example, according to them, semi-annual sales of smartphones and communicators grew by 62% over the year to 816,000 units. Interestingly, both companies used the same method when calculating - they interviewed sellers and distributors.
via Vedomosti