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1. http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/apple/apple-q3-2016-financial-results-iphone-mac-sales-down-3581769/
Since the first mobile phone call was made on April 3, 1973, the mobile phone industry has
grown, with constant developments and improvements being made however, the real
change to the industry hit in 2007- when the first IPhone bought the smartphone epidemic
to light. The IPhone 1st generation sold 6.1 million units and since then has been improved
and rereleased to the point where it has now revolutionized the smartphone industry, with
new models released every year and Apple now selling 40.4 million iPhone units in a quarter
of a year.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/11037225/20-years-of-the-smartphone-an-evolution-in-pictures.html?frame=3007865
1994: The IBM Simon was the first ever mobile phone to feature software applications, or
apps, using a stylus and touch screen. The Simon cost $899 and only ever worked in the
USA, operating within a 15 state network.
1996: The Nokia Communicator series of smartphones appeared as normal phones on the
outside, and opened in clamshell format to access a qwerty keyboard and an LCD screen
nearly as big as the device itself. footprint.
2000: the Ericsson R380 was the first device marketed as a 'smartphone'. It was a
groundbreaking device since it was as small and light as a normal mobile phone, and was
the first device to use the new Symbian OS.
2002: The Palm Treo was a line of smartphones originally developed by Handspring, which
was bought by Palm. Treos had a number of integrated features such as the ability to check
the calendar while talking on the phone, dial directly from a list of contacts, and send
emails.
2003: The Blackberry 'Quark' family of smartphones was the first to offer integrated voice
calling. Before this device, owners had to attach a wired headset to make calls.
2007: the launch of Apple’s iPhone propelled smartphones into the mainstream, thanks to
device’s attractive design and intuitive user interface. It was the first commercial
smartphone to use finger input as its main means of interaction, instead of a stylus,
keyboard or keypad.
2008: the HTC Dream (or Google G1) was the first smartphone to run the Linux-based
Android operating system, which was later purchased and further developed by Google.
2010: The Samsung Galaxy S Android smartphone was first device of the third Android
smartphone series produced by Samsung, and the first major competitor to Apple's iPhone.
2011: At launch, Motorola's Razr was the thinnest smartphone in the world at only 7.1 mm
thick on most of the device.
2013: Apple's iPhone 5s was the best selling phone of 2013. It was the first in the line to
include a fingerprint recognition system built directly into the home button which can be
used to unlock the phone and authenticate App Store and iTunes Store purchases.

2. http://media.ofcom.org.uk/news/2015/cmr-uk-2015/
This statistic shows the number of smartphone users in the United Kingdom from 2011 to
2014 and provides a forecast through 2018. The forecast estimates that the number of
smartphone users will reach about 44.9 million by 2017.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2015/sep/08/one-in-four-uk-smartphone-weekly-
phone-calls
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2016/08/21/samsung-galaxy-android-google-fights-
apple-iphone/#27e4af5a7e42
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2016/07/15/galaxy-s7-outsells-iphone-
6s/#5a260a981e97