Smartphones sales grew 12.7 precent in First Quarter of 2009
According to a new report from the market research firm Gartner, Smartphone sales surpassed 36.4 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a 12.7 per cent increase from the same period last year. This in spite of worldwide mobile phone sales decreased by 8.6 per cent as compared to the first quarter of 2008.
iPhone saw its share of the smartphone market more than double year-over-year for the first quarter of 2009. Apple’s share jumped to 10.8% in the quarter, compared with its 5.3% share in the first quarter of 2008.
Apple’s share jumped to 10.8% in the quarter, compared with its 5.3% share in the first quarter of 2008. Unit sales grew similarly, from 1.7 million units in Q1 2008 to 3.9 million in Q1 2009. Apple rival Research In Motion also saw gains, as the Blackberry’s smartphone market share rose from 13.3% in Q1 2008 to 19.9% in Q1 2009. Gartner analysts said positive performance by Research In Motion (RIM) and Apple showed that services and applications are now instrumental to smartphones’ success.
Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users in 1Q09 (Thousands of Units)
|
Company |
1Q09 Sales |
1Q09 Market Share (%) |
1Q08 Sales |
1Q08 Market Share (%) |
| Nokia |
14,991.2 |
41.2 |
14,588.6 |
45.1 |
|
Research In Motion |
7,233.6 |
19.9 |
4,311.8 |
13.3 |
| Apple |
3,938.8 |
10.8 |
1,725.3 |
5.3 |
| HTC |
1,957.3 |
5.4 |
1,276.9 |
4.0 |
| Fujitsu |
1,387.0 |
3.8 |
1,317.5 |
4.1 |
| Others |
6,896.4 |
18.8 |
9,094.8 |
28.1 |
|
TOTAL |
36,404.4 |
100.0 |
32,314.9 |
100.0 |
“Much of the smartphone growth during the first quarter of 2009 was driven by touchscreen products, both in midtier and high-end devices,” said Roberta Cozza, principal analyst at Gartner, based in Egham, UK. “’Touch for the sake of touch’ was enough of a driver in the midtier space, but tighter integration with applications and services around music, mobile e-mail, and Internet browsing made the difference at the high end of the market.”
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