With the world still reeling from the effects of the global economic crunch, you will be surprised to learn that more mobile phone users are switching to higher-end smartphones. Research conducted by Gartner revealed that while worldwide mobile phone sales fell an annualized 9.4% in the first-quarter, smartphone sales grew 12.7% on year. So which manufacturers are ringing up the cash registers? Click ahead to find out.
By Geraldine Tan
CNBC Asia Pacific
Posted 19 June 2009



