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iPhone, RIM Boost Global Smartphone Sale in Q1 '09
Techtree News Staff, May 21, 2009 1448 hrs ISTSmartphone Sales surge despite Gloomy economy
Recently, when Nokia announced its not so enthusiastic Q1 results, it was thought to be a clear indication of how the cellphone industry too has been hit by the global economic slowdown.
In fact, while the overall cell phone sales saw a dip this year, as compared with the same period last year, there seems to be one heartening news for all smartphone buffs and manufacturers out there. IT research firm Gartner, in its latest report, has revealed that unlike other mobile phone segments, the smartphone segment has seen a growth of 12.7 percent in the Q1 2009. That news alone should provide some respite for manufacturers who were reeling from the dip in sales over last year.
Interestingly, it seems a growing interest in touchscreen smartphones is one of the reasons of the steady growth. And if we are on about touchscreen smartphones, there has to be a mention of the ubiquitous iPhone which has managed to double it market share to 10.8 percent in the smartphone sector in Q1, over the same period a year ago. In sheer numbers, Apple shipped 3.9 million iPhones in the quarter. Even with that kind of growth, Nokia continues to lead the pack as far as the smartphone space is concerned - with a comfortable 41 percent market share. That, however, is a dip of 2 percent over the past year. RIM (Research In Motion) and Apple come in at second and third places, bagging 20 percent and 10 percent of the pie respectively.
As for the overall picture of the mobile phone sector, the sale of 269 million cellphones in Q1 2009 is down by almost 10 percent as compared with the same period last year. Amongst all the major manufacturers, Samsung seems to be in an enjoying an enviable position, with the company managing to increase its overall cellphone market share to 19.1 percent and ending up just behind Nokia, which leads the global mobile phone market. That translates to a very decent 5 percent growth over the same period last year. LG follows suit after Samsung with Motorola and Sony Ericsson at the fourth and fifth places respectively.
In fact, while the overall cell phone sales saw a dip this year, as compared with the same period last year, there seems to be one heartening news for all smartphone buffs and manufacturers out there. IT research firm Gartner, in its latest report, has revealed that unlike other mobile phone segments, the smartphone segment has seen a growth of 12.7 percent in the Q1 2009. That news alone should provide some respite for manufacturers who were reeling from the dip in sales over last year.
Interestingly, it seems a growing interest in touchscreen smartphones is one of the reasons of the steady growth. And if we are on about touchscreen smartphones, there has to be a mention of the ubiquitous iPhone which has managed to double it market share to 10.8 percent in the smartphone sector in Q1, over the same period a year ago. In sheer numbers, Apple shipped 3.9 million iPhones in the quarter. Even with that kind of growth, Nokia continues to lead the pack as far as the smartphone space is concerned - with a comfortable 41 percent market share. That, however, is a dip of 2 percent over the past year. RIM (Research In Motion) and Apple come in at second and third places, bagging 20 percent and 10 percent of the pie respectively.
As for the overall picture of the mobile phone sector, the sale of 269 million cellphones in Q1 2009 is down by almost 10 percent as compared with the same period last year. Amongst all the major manufacturers, Samsung seems to be in an enjoying an enviable position, with the company managing to increase its overall cellphone market share to 19.1 percent and ending up just behind Nokia, which leads the global mobile phone market. That translates to a very decent 5 percent growth over the same period last year. LG follows suit after Samsung with Motorola and Sony Ericsson at the fourth and fifth places respectively.
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