China market: Smartphone sales up over 5% sequentially in 3Q07Unit sales of smartphones in the China market were up 5.2% sequentially to total 6.39 mi

Unit sales of smartphones in the China market were up 5.2% sequentially to total 6.39 million units in the third quarter of this year, whereas in terms of value, the amount was up 11.3% on quarter to reach 16.61 billion yuan (US$2.24 billion) during the same period, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report citing data from China-based CCID Consulting.

CCID predicted that smartphone sales in China are expected to grow at a sequential 5% in terms of volume, and 8% in terms of value, in the fourth quarter of this year, the paper noted.

Nokia was ranked the largest vendor of smartphones in China in the third quarter, accounting for a 67.4% market share, followed by Motorola with a 22.7% share, Amoi Electronics with a 2.9% and Dopod China (2.3%), the paper cited CCID data as indicating.

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