iPhone5 leads UAE smartphone surge

The iPhone 5 has led a surge of smartphone registrations in the UAE this year as new figures show 52 percent of new handsets now fall into this category.

The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said the number of smartphones registered to the UAE’s networks increased by 10 percent in 2013, with a further one percent jump in Q1, 2014.

Of this, the iPhone 5 was the most commonly used smartphone in the UAE comprising 2.8 percent of total registered handsets, followed by the Samsung SIII with 2.7 percent of the market share, iPhone 5S (2.5 percent) and iPhone 4S (2.1 percent).

The TRA said iPhone 5s recorded the highest increase in market share in Q1, replacing the iPhone 4S as the third most popular handset overall.

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iPhone5 leads UAE smartphone surge