Vodafone Germany confirms higher smartphone sales
Vodafone Germany announced that smartphones accounted for 86 percent of all handset purchases made by its customers in 2013. This increased to 90 percent over the Christmas period, and is up from 55 percent in 2011. Samsung was the most popular smartphone maker with Vodafone customers in 2013 accounting for over 40 percent of sales. It was followed by Apple, Sony, HTC and Nokia.