Market research IDC forecasts there will be up to 270 million smartphones shipped globally by the end of 2010, a 55.4 percent increase on 2009’s figure of 173.5 million devices. The worldwide smartphone market has blossomed over the last year, and the demand for all-in-one converged mobile devices in 2010 has been much higher than originally expected said IDC on September 7.
The demand for ultra-capable converged devices and high-end mobile accessories is expected to continue its growth as consumers get their hands on the latest “hot” devices such as the BlackBerry Torch, EVO 4G and iPhone 4 in the latter half of 2010.
The increase of demand for mobile accessories, including iPhone accessories and Blackberry Accessories is also notable.
According to the IDC, the top five smartphone operating systems will continue to vie for increased market share over the next four years.
“Longtime operating systems leaders BlackBerry, Symbian, and Windows Mobile are about to or have already launched refreshed operating systems to compete with recent newcomers Android and iOS,” explains Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC’s Mobile Devices Technology and Trends team.