Juniper Research: Smartphone shipments reached 980 million in 2013

Research firm Juniper Research has released its latest report, measuring smartphone sales and shipments through the end of 2013. According to the report, global smartphone shipments reached 980 million in 2013, with 280 million shipped in Q4 of 2013 alone. This represents a 39 percent growth in shipments year-over-year.

Samsung shipped more than 300 million of those smartphones in 2013, which represents a 40 percent year-over-year growth for the company. Samsung shipped over 81 million devices in Q4 2013.

Meanwhile, Apple also experienced growth with a record 51 million iPhones sold in Q4 2013.