Nokia saw its market share for smartphones drop to 40.8 percent in the fourth quarter, compared to 50.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007. Meanwhile, RIM, Apple, HTC and Samsung all saw their smartphone market shares climb substantially in the quarter. For all of 2008, Nokia's smartphone market share dropped to 43.7 percent, down from 49.4 percent in 2007. While Nokia still commands a strong worldwide lead, the insurgent competitors are certainly making inroads in the global market. more
Company | 4Q08 Sales | Market Share4Q08 (%) | 4Q07 Sales | Market Share4Q07 (%) | 4Q07-4Q08 Growth (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nokia | 15,561.7 | 40.8% | 18,703.3 | 50.9% | -16.8% |
RIM | 7,442.6 | 19.5% | 4,024.7 | 10.9% | 84.9% |
Apple | 4,079.4 | 10.7% | 1,928.3 | 5.2% | 111.6% |
HTC | 1,631.7 | 4.3% | 1,361.1 | 3.7% | 19.9% |
Samsung | 1,598.2 | 4.2% | 671.5 | 1.8% | 138.0% |
Others | 7,829.7 | 20.5% | 10,077.3 | 27.4% | -22.3% |
Total | 38,143.3 | 100% | 36,766.1 | 100% | 3.7% |
Note: Under the name HTC, Gartner counts only the company's own-branded devices.
The devices that HTC designs for mobile operators are shown separately under the operators' names in these statistics.
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