According to a report by research firm IDC, smartphones have officially surpassed feature phones as the most popular type of phone in the world. Of the 418.6 million mobile phones shipped in the first quarter this year, 216.12 million were smartphones. This marks the first time that smartphonesaccounted for the majority of global mobile phone shipments. Much of the growth in smartphone shipments is due to increased demand in emerging markets. As hundred of millions of feature phone users make the switch to smartphones over the coming years, smartphone sales will grow even faster.
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