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Biggest selling electronic devices in the world
Last updated on: February 22, 2013 08:28 IST
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Electronic goods are one of the biggest selling items all across the world. But not all gadgets survive the cut-throat business of innovation and marketing.
Let's take a look at some of the biggest selling electronic devices in the world.
NOTE: Some of these devices are already practically obsolete. Some have seen their best days behind them, so their numbers will not go up anymore. Android phones have been grouped together, as are Symbian phones.
Source: therichest.org
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Image: A Nintendo promotion woman shows off the next-generation hand-held console Game Boy Advance in Tokyo, Japan.
Photographs: Susumu Toshiyuki/Reuters
Nintendo
Industry: Video games
Headquarters: Kyoto, Japan
Units sold: 555.06 million
Overall rank: 1
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Image: An employee of LG Electronics poses with Optimus G smartphone in Seoul, South Korea.
Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
Android
Developer: Google
Headquarters: Mountain View, California
Units sold: 500 million
Overall rank: 2
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Image: A woman takes a picture with her mobile phone during the Italian motorcycling Grand Prix at Mugello circuit.
Photographs: Giampiero Sposito/Reuters
Symbian
Developer: Accenture
Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
Units sold: 500 million
Overall rank: 3
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Image: Lauren McGowan, 32, listens to her ipod on Labor Day in Central Park, New York.
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
iPod
Industry: Music
Headquarters: Cupertino, California
Units sold: 350 million
Overall rank: 4
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Image: A woman in a costume plays a game on the Sony Playstation 3 in Beverly Hills.
Photographs: Fred Prouser/Reuters
PlayStation
Industry: Video game consoles
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Units sold: 330 million
Overall rank: 5
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Image: A woman uses her Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in Seoul, South Korea.
Photographs: Truth Leem/Reuters
iPhone
Industry: Smartphones
Headquarters: Cupertino, California
Units sold: 250 million
Overall rank: 6
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Image: A woman uses her mobile phone at the Blackberry World Event in Orlando, Florida.
Photographs: David Manning/Reuters
BlackBerry
Industry: Handheld devices
Headquarters: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Units sold: 200 million
Overall rank: 7
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Image: Assistants demonstrate the game Kinect Adventures for Kinect for Xbox 360 in Los Angeles.
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Xbox
Industry: Video game console
Headquarters: Redmond, Washington
Units sold: 94 million
Overall rank: 8
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Image: A woman dressed in a combat outfit points a weapon as she promote SciFi game Binary Domain from Sega at E3 in Los Angeles, California.
Photographs: Fred Pouser/Reuters
Sega
Industry: Video and arcade games
Headquarters: Ota, Tokyo, Japan
Units sold: 91 million
Overall rank: 9
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Image: A model is reflected in a mirror while she reads her iPad backstage before the Peter Som Fall/Winter 2012 collection show during New York Fashion Week.
Photographs: Carlo Allegri/Reuters
iPad
Industry: Tablet computers
Headquarters: Cupertino, California
Units sold: 84 million
Overall rank: 10