According to the latest industry research, mobile handset customers -- in the U.S. and abroad -- have been snapping up smartphones at dizzying rates. The NPD Group says that the percentage of smartphones sold during the third quarter increased to 11 percent of all handset sales in the U.S., up from just 4 percent one year earlier. The growth is equivalent to a stunning 163 percent rise from prior-year figures.
"The mobile phone market is not only growing, it is growing smarter," said NPD director Ross Rubin. "The nearly three-fold increase in smartphones shows that this once negligible niche is becoming a more influential force in the consumer market -- attracting entrants such as Apple and the Open Handset Alliance."
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