SMS Weblogs / Textually / 2004 / 09 / 27

Clamshell handsets growing in popularity

Clamshells will account for 37% of handset sales worldwide in 2004, rising steadily to account for the majority of sales by the end of 2007 according to a new report from Strategy Analytics, reports Cellular News.

However,the end of the bar is not nigh. Bar form handsets will account for 6 in 10 handset sales worldwide, or 399 million units, in 2004.

Bars will account for the larger percentage of device sales through 2006 because the design offers the advantage of lower production costs, which are critical for price-sensitive markets."

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