Smartphone sales reach record level, IDC says
February 4, 2010IDC says smartphone sales reached a “new record level” during the fourth quarter of 2009, increasing 39 percent year-over-year to reach 54.5 million units. Meanwhile, Motorola's 4Q sales increased 56.3 percent compared to 4Q 2008, with 80 percent attributed to Android, the research firm added.