高考英语 考前突破阅读理解能力 财经新闻 智能手机销量首次超过功能手机素材.doc

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1、智能手机销量首次超过功能手机SmartphonesalesexceededfeaturephonesalesforthefirsttimeintheApril-to-Juneperiod,accordingtoresearchfirmGartner.市场研究公司高德纳的数据显示，四月至七月智能手机销量首次超过功能手机。 Worldwidemobilephonesalestotalled435millionunits.Smartphonesalesaccountedfor225millionunits,up46.5%fromthepreviousyear. Featurephonestotall

2、ed210millionunits,down21%. ThehighestsmartphonegrowthratescamefromAsia,LatinAmericaandEasternEurope,thefirmsaid. Asmartphoneiscommonlydefinedasadevicethathasbuilt-inapplicationsandcanconnecttotheinternet.  Incontrast,featurephonestendtoperformfewerfunctionsandarepricedmorecheaply. "Smartphonesaccoun

3、tedfor51.8%ofmobilephonesalesinthesecondquarterof2013,resultinginsmartphonesalessurpassingfeaturephonesalesforthefirsttime,"saidAnshulGupta,principalresearchanalystatGartner. However,acompetingfirm,IDC,saidthismilestonehadalreadybeenreachedinthefirstthreemonthsof2013.Pricedifferential However,somean

4、alystssaidthatthepriceofentry-levelsmartphoneshascomedownsharplyoverthepastfewmonths,resultinginamajorsalesboost. "WehavealotofAsianmanufacturessuchasSamsung,Huawei,ZTEandLGwhoarecomingputwithmuchmoreaffordablesmartphonemodels,"saidAndrewMilroyofconsultingfirmFrost&Sullivan. "Thathashelpedthemtapint

5、oavastconsumerbase,especiallyinemergingmarkets." MrMilroyaddedthatsomemobilephonecarriershadalsobeenofferingpre-paiddataplans,allowingconsumersinthesemarketstolimittheirbillswhileusingfeaturessuchasemailandmobileapplications,whichhadalsohelpedattractnew2customers.2