"The first quarter, traditionally the strongest quarter for Asia ... saw a lack of new product launches from leading manufacturers, and users delayed upgrades in the hope of better smartphone deals arriving later in the year," analyst Anshul Gupta said in a statement.
Gartner said the slow start to the year made it cautious about the rest of 2012, and will lower its full-year cellphone market outlook by some 20 million handsets.
(Reporting By Tarmo Virki)
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