According to the Gartner Inc. Nokia the worlds largest mobile phone maker lost smartphone market share to RIM and Apple in Q1 2008 compared to Q1 2007. Nokia’s smartphone market share dropped from 46.7% in Q1 2007 to 45.2% in Q1 2008. Where as RIM market share increased from 8.3% to 13.4% and Apple grabbed 5.3% market share for the same period. Sharp and Fujitsu were at 4th and 5th place with 4.1 market share. Total shipment for smartphone grew 29% from 24.94 million to 32.25 million year-over-year for Q1 2008. In US RIM had 42% market share, Apple had 20% market share and Palm was placed third with 13% market share. Apple became the No. 3 smartphone maker even though it had just one model and was selling the iPhone in just five countries. Apple will expand it mobile phone operation after it announces its new 3G iPhone on 9th June. Apple will start selling iPhone in more than 50 countries by the end of 2008 and that should definitely boost its smartphone market share
[Via Bloomberg]