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Mobile dominates global sales

Washington - Global sales of electronic devices including PCs, tablets and mobile phones hit 2.4 billion units this year, with the mobile segment leading the way, a survey showed on Monday.

The survey by Gartner suggests a moderation in the declining PC market, predicting that tablet sales will overtake the traditional computer by 2015.

Gartner analysts said the tablet market was cooling a bit, with growth slowing to 23% this year, around half the pace of 2013. The PC market meanwhile is seeing relative stability - with a decline expected of 2.9% after a 9.5% drop last year.

Gartner analyst Ranjit Atwal said PC sales were being helped by upgrades and replacements of aging devices.

"This year, we anticipate nearly 60 million professional PC replacements in mature markets," he said.

Devices

Atwal noted that the PC segment that was growing was the so-called "ultramobile" of premium laptop, while traditional desktop and notebook sales were lagging.

Sales of mobile phones are expected to reach 1.9 billion units in 2014, a 3% increase - with smartphones accounting for two-thirds of the total.

Taking into account all the devices, Google Android is expected to represent around half of all sales - 1.16 billion, Gartner said.

Windows devices will account for 33 million,  while Apple's iOS and MacOS will total 271 million, the report said.

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