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TECHNOLOGY => Computing and Internet => Topic started by: Bibi Lyra on Jan 12, 2013, 01:30 PM

Title: Mobile Review: Verizon sold 9.8 million smartphones in Q4
Post by: Bibi Lyra on Jan 12, 2013, 01:30 PM
As AT&T (http://www.gsmarena.com/at_t_sets_new_record_10_million_sold_smartphones_in_q4-news-5317.php), Verizon has yet to release a full financial report for the final quarter of 2012 but an SEC filing gives a few interesting details. The carrier sold 9.8 million smartphones in the holiday quarter, a big jump from Q3's 6.8 million.

The filing hints at a "higher mix" of iPhones but gives no exact numbers. For Q3 the numbers were 3.4 million Androids and 3.1 million iPhones, of which 21% (around 650K) were iPhone 5's.

Since the iPhone 5 was announced at the end of Q3, we can expect to see it make up a much bigger portion of the iPhone mix for Q4. The carrier is expecting to record lower margins compared to Q4 2011 though.

Source (http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312513007359/d464695d8k.htm) | Via (http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/9/3854652/verizon-announces-9-8-million-smartphone-sales-q4-2012)



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