Most popular mobile phones in UAE has Revealed

TRA Q2 report provides unique data on current UAE mobile industry

The UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has released the second quarter findings of the ‘Smarphone and Mobile Operating Systems’ review undertaken to identify the most popular mobile phone handsets. 

The UAE-focused analysis assesses the market share of mobile handsets and operating systems. It also provides details on the number of visits to social media pages such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. 

In terms of mobile manufactures as of June 2013, Nokia currently enjoys the largest market share with 56.4 per cent. Samsung has the second largest market share of 13.8 per cent followed by BlackBerry with 10.7 per cent and Apple 7.4 per cent. 

Out of the total number of mobile handsets registered on networks in the UAE, Smartphone penetration as of June 2013 stands at 44 per cent. Where favoured Smartphone models are concerned, the most popular handset is Samsung SIII representing 2.6 per cent of all registered smartphones, followed by the iPhone 4S with 2.5 per cent, the iPhone 4 with 2 per cent ahead of iPhone 5 and BlackBerry Bold 9900 both with 1.9 per cent.

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