June 11th, 2005
By 2008 73% of mobile phones will have USB, 54% will play digital music, 14% will support WiFi
By 2008, USB ports are expected in 73% of all new-model mobile phones, up from 30% in 2004, while music playback capability is expected in 54% of new-model wireless handsets in 2008, up from 20% in 2004. Slots for removable flash-memory cards, which can be used to store and transfer music files are predicted to reach a 43% penetration rate of new phones by 2008, up from 16% in 2004. 14% of new-model phones in 2008 are estimated by iSuppli to contain Wi-Fi links, up from less than 1% in 2004.
Alex is a software engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area. ITFacts is created and updated by a group of statistics-obsessed individuals.
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