Nokia and Windows Phone's impressive growth in Europe last year hit a wall in the final months of 2013 — stuck, it seems, at 10 percent.
The rapid rise of Windows Phone in Europe last year, due mainly to increases in Nokia sales — in particular its low-end Lumia 520 and 620 — came to end in the three months to December 31, according to figures from Kantar World Panel Comtech published on Monday.
Despite Nokia being the third most commonly "gifted" smartphone brand in the all-important Christmas period (behind Samsung and Apple), it failed to move the needle in Europe for Windows Phone.
Across Europe's big five markets (Germany, the UK, France, Italy, and Spain), Windows Phone accounted for 10.3 percent of sales, up year-on-year, but flat quarter-on-quarter.
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