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China's Smart Phone Market Continues to Grow Despite Economic Crisis

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China's smart phone market remained resilient in 2008, despite facing challenges from currency inflation and the global economic crisis. The market growth was driven by new technologies and services that promoted the convergence of mobile communication networks and the internet. Smart phones became a key platform for future mobile internet services due to their powerful hardware and software capabilities. Telecom reorganization and the advent of 3G networks further fueled the growth of the smart phone market, making it a vital tool for attracting high-end users.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Chinese smart phone market grew in 2008, despite facing challenges from currency inflation and the economic crisis.
  • New technologies and services drove the convergence of mobile communication networks and the internet, promoting the growth of the smart phone market.
  • Smart phones became a key platform for future mobile internet services due to their powerful hardware and software capabilities.
  • Telecom reorganization and the advent of 3G networks further fueled the growth of the smart phone market.
  • Mobile phone operating systems, such as Symbian, Android, and OMS, became crucial for the development of the smart phone market.
  • Nokia's opening of Symbian and Google's release of Android were significant events in the development of the mobile phone operating system market.
  • China Mobile and China Telecom promoted the growth of TD-SCDMA and CDMA smart phones, respectively.

Statistics:

  • The Chinese smart phone market continued to grow in 2008, despite the economic crisis.
  • The market growth was driven by new technologies and services that promoted the convergence of mobile communication networks and the internet.
  • Smart phones accounted for a significant share of the mobile phone market in 2008.
  • The market growth was fueled by the advent of 3G networks and telecom reorganization.
  • China Mobile and China Telecom each promoted the growth of their respective types of smart phones in 2008.

Sources:

  • Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9c3af6/20082009_annual_r)
  • China Weekly News editors (article prepared from staff and other reports)

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