In the same month, LG lowered both its smartphone and total handset volume projection for 2011.
In July, Sony Ericsson cited sharp feature phone sales declines, contributing to a surprise handset volume miss of roughly 20%.
Based on my discussions with European carriers, I believe we are heading to double-digit handset volume declines in Europe in 3Q12.
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In Q3 2008, handset volume shipments in Europe suddenly declined 15%, while U.S. handset volumes were still growing at a healthy 7% clip.
In many cases this is the only way to reach a function, the Z10 has a distinct lack of buttons around the edges of the handset (volume, power, and camera) and there are no buttons at all on the face of the unit.
While the overall 3G subsidy expense grew by almost 13% due to the sheer volume of handset sales, it decreased as a percentage of 3G service revenues from about 15.6% in Q1 2012 to 11.6% last quarter.
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Even as Europe seems to be sliding into a genuine handset market slump, China is still acting as a counterbalance, continuing to beat handset and particularly 3G device volume sales projections made at the beginning of 2011.
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Is the European handset market now entering a period of substantial volume declines?
After selecting the standalone speaker within the Music player's menu settings, our chosen track began playing immediately, allowing us to adjust volume and control playback from the handset.
On the right edge, the power button continues to use the concentric metallic finish found on other RAZR devices, with the volume rocker matching the plastic of the handset's shell.
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But the analyst notes that Intel is not seeing volume sales of its mobile phone processors, despite announcing adoption of the chip from a variety of handset makers.
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