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SMALLER AND CHEAPER smartphone makers are growing in popularity among European customers according to a new report.
The findings, which came from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, looked at smartphone sales data across Europe and the world, found that more people are opting for phones made from smaller brands like Huawei and the French smartphone maker Wiko.
Android continues to be the number one operating system in Europe, with a 72.4 per cent share of the market. Apple only holds 17.5 per cent of the market while Windows Phone increased to 8.4 per cent. Blackberry’s hold on the market decreased to 0.8 per cent, compared to 2.7 per cent last year.
It was the Chinese manufacturer Huawei which saw the greatest increase. The number of smartphones it sold in Europe increased by 123 per cent in the five major European markets, the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, over the past year, giving it a market share of 3 per cent.
Another smartphone manufacturer, Wiko, also saw triple-digit growth across the continent. Wiko is most popular in its home market of France, holding an 8 per cent share of the market, but its growing across Europe and is beginning to make its way to the UK.
In the US, Apple and Samsung dominate the market holding a 34.6 per cent and 34.1 per cent share respectively.
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They are all nothing against my Nokia 3210
Buyers market maybe, pity carriers are trying to lock everyone into 2 year contracts
Buy a Motorola Moto G. It’s 150 quid Sim free and does pretty much everything b high end phone does. I have a HTC one and the Moto G is my next phone
Nothing wrong with the Moto G except for maybe the lack of 4G (4G due in June) and a 5MP camera on the rear but considering the price and the fact it gets fast software updates from Motorola nothing can touch it.
I’m personally waiting to see if the Moto X+1 will be available here seeing as the X wasn’t.
Bought the moto g for my mrs. great phone for the price,only drawback is the camera isn’t up to the standard of the better phones,but it’s not terrible either
Just got a HTC, as rugged as an iPhone but better than a Samsung
Depends on the model really. HTC one on par with galaxy S4 but inferior to S5 IMHO. HTC one m8 v galaxy s5 is debatable – I bought the S5 but the M8 was very impressive too. IPhone rugged? Nah. S5 waterproof but none of the major smartphones I’d describe as rugged! Regardless agree HTC a great brand / choice and it’s def a buyers market!
M8 I had both a Samsung and iPhone never again
The mobile phone sector right now is a buyers paradise.Great choices for all pockets
One-Plus-One will be the genuine flagship killer handset (if it goes to mass market)
Remarkably high spec handset for €220.
It’s a rebadged Oppo. Brand name, marketing and support is more important. It’s the Moto G LTE which will likely sell best.
The new high end phone is the LG g3 being released this month 16mp cam octocore processor 3gb ram and 2k screen running android. That’s a beast of a phone and its solid metal case.
I don’t like apple its for posers who know little or demand little from tech. I use s3 and it’s working great no problems dones alot for me but I need 4g
Got a Nokia windows phone excellent never get an android phone again
What model Nokia was it?
the 1020 excellent phone
Htc m7 is the bomb….
Try m8 better
My lumia 1520 windows phone is easily the most impressive phone I have ever owned.my previous phones were all the iPhones till the 5 and a galaxy s4
Bought a Nexus 5 from the States. High end quality for its value.
A lot of cheap phones coming out that are still slow and laggy. Overall performance is slow. Pay more and get a decent phone
I had the iPhone 4 and the Samsung galaxy s3..both crap phones, got the htc one m8 now and I have no complaints, excellent phone
Have got the HTC One mini brilliant phone and would like to get the new compact version of the HTC M8. IPhones are as someone said just for posers , I have had Apple products before and they have lasted only a year.
Sony compact here. Waterproof and 20 mega pixies. Can’t beat it for image quality. Only reason I bought the phone as it’s as good as my real canon camera in most situations
I had a Huawei ascent. Cost me less than a hundred euro and did everything my s3 does now. Only flaw was the weight was unevenly distributed and it kept falling out of my hand
Using the cubot 1 at the more.bought it on eBay for 180. Its like the htc’s twin. Dual sim, 13 m pixel camera sh$t load of memory and memory card on top. No bother with it
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