1 In 3 Smartphones Sold In Q4 Had 4G Connectivity

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Aided by the launch of the iPhone 4S, the number of U.S. smartphones embedded with mobile broadband connectivity jumped in 2011, increasing from 6 percent of at the end of 2010 to 35 percent in the last quarter, according to new data from The NPD Group. Smartphone penetration reached 44 percent in the U.S. last year, NPD found, meaning smartphones aren’t just becoming more popular, they’re becoming a lot faster.

This article originally appeared in GigaOm.

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