This IDC Presentation provides the smartphone purchase rates for the consumer market in 25 different countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, UAE, South Africa, Turkey, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, South Korea, Sweden, New Zealand, Mexico, Poland, and Russia) from 2007 to 2011. This Presentation is exceptionally useful in understanding the smartphone purchase trends year over year and how economic factors have affected the purchase trends in these countries.

Key words: Purchase rates, smartphone, purchase trend