A record 1.288 billion smartphones were sold last year

As they seem to do every year, smartphone sales reached record levels in 2014 with more than 1.228 billion units sold, which is a 23% increase from 2013. One of the driving forces behind the increase in smartphone sales is Latin America which saw a 59% increase in sales over the previous year, bringing the total to around 110 million. The shift towards smartphones with larger screens also helped boost sales with a 180% increase in smartphones with screens larger than five inches.