Gartner: Apple, Android, and RIM winners in 2009 smartphone growth

Worldwide Mobile Terminal Sales to End Users in 2009 (Thousands of Units)

Company

2009 Sales

2009
Market
Share (%)

2008 Sales

2008
Market
Share (%)

Nokia

440,881.6

36.4

472,314.9

38.6

Samsung

235,772.0

19.5

199,324.3

16.3

122,055.3

10.1

102,789.1

8.4

Motorola

58,475.2

4.8

106,522.4

8.7

Sony Ericsson

54,873.4

4.5

93,106.1

7.6

Others

299,179.2

24.7

248,196.1

20.3

Total

1,211,236.6

100.0

1,222,252.9

100.0

Note* This table includes iDEN shipments, but excludes ODM to OEM shipments.
Source: Gartner (February 2010)
In 2009, Nokia’s annual mobile phone sales to end users reached 441 million units, a 2.2 per cent drop in market share from 2008. Although Nokia outperformed industry expectations in sales and revenue in the fourth quarter of 2009, its declining smartphone ASP showed that it continues to face challenges from other smartphone vendors. “Nokia will face a tough first half of 2010 as improvement to Symbian and new products based on the Meego platform will not reach the market well before the second half of 2010,” stated Ms Milanesi. “Its very strong mid-tier portfolio will help it hold market share, but its on-going weakness at the high end of the portfolio will hurt its share of market value.” Read more inside..

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