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-- iQmetrix Releases Sales Statistics from the Independent Wireless Retail Industry --

VANCOUVER, BC – Jan. 12, 2012 – iQmetrix, the leading provider of retail management software for the North American wireless industry, today released statistics on consumers’ mobile phone purchasing trends for December 2011.

iQmetrix sampled data from over 1,000 independent wireless retailers across North America reporting that Android phones comprised 36.8 percent of total phones sold, up from 30.5 percent over December 2010.

Black Friday 2011 Sales of Android Phones Rise, Match iPhone Sales

We took a look at the Black Friday numbers across the U.S. from our RQ4 Wireless Retail system -- the leading retail management software for independent wireless retailers in North America -- and saw some interesting results.

Android phones made up 40.4% of all phones sold on Black Friday this year, up from 36.7% of phones on Black Friday 2010. This year's Android phone sales matched those of iPhones, which made up 40.2% of total phones sold.