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Dataquest Insight: Cellular MIDs Are Evolving From Smartphones
3 August 2009
 
Carolina Milanesi   Roberta Cozza  

Mobile phone manufacturers have started to distinguish their smartphone and high-end enhanced phone portfolios by enhancing their Internet capabilities. As the cellular mobile Internet device segment grows, improved usability and a better Web-browsing experience will help differentiation even more.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

    
 North America and Western Europe Lead Cellular MID Growth
    
 Smartphones Have a Head Start
    
 Smartphone MIDs Will Need Greater Usability and More Affordable Data Plans to Stand Out
    
 Enhanced Phones Will Increasingly Qualify as MIDs

    
 Background and Context

    
 The Impact

    
 Conclusion

    
 Recommended Reading


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Table 1.  
 Forecast Sales of Mobile Internet Devices With Cellular Capability, Worldwide, 2007-2013
 

Table 2.  
 Forecast Sales of Mobile Internet Devices With Cellular Capability, by Region, 2007-2013 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 3.  
 Forecast Sales of Mobile Internet Devices With Cellular Capability as a Percentage of Smartphones, by Region, 2007-2013
 

Table 4.  
 Forecast Sales of Mobile Internet Devices With Cellular Capability as a Percentage of Enhanced Phones, by Region, 2007-2013
 

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Figure 1. 
 Forecast Sales of Mobile Internet Devices With Cellular Capability, Worldwide, 2007-2013 (Thousands of Units)
 



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Mobile Communications Worldwide
Telecom Equipment Europe
Telecom and Internet Markets Asia/Pacific
Mobile Devices Worldwide




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