Gartner: worldwide mobile phone sales dipped 2.3 percent while users wait for next iPhone

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Gartner is reporting that worldwide mobile phone sales this quarter dropped 2.3 percent as buyers postponed upgrades and held out for the [next big thing][3]. Of the 419 million units sold in the last three months, [Samsung][4], [Nokia][5] and [Apple][6] unsurprisingly took the lion's share of the sales, while [ZTE][7] and [LG][8] rounded out the top five. Overall, Android's the most popular phone operating system, running 64.1 percent of all new handsets, while iOS phones came in second with 18.8 percent. If you feel like you need some more spreadsheets in your life, then read on for the full breakdown.

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