Taking a closer look at the world's handset launches from September

Taking a closer look at the world's handset launches from SeptemberResearch firm Strategy Analytics tracks and ranks every handset announced by every manufacturer across the globe, and evaluates the specifications of each of those handsets to derive engineering trends in the space, from battery capacity to weight to screen size. And thanks to a teaming between Strategy Analytics and FierceWireless, we're bringing you some key figures from the reports the firm produces. In September, handset makers released 79 handsets, down from both August and July. Fully 44 percent of the handsets had a touchscreen, a number that has been climbing for much of the year. Special report