January 10th, 2006
Smartphone shipments up 75% in Q3 2005
Global shipments of smart mobile devices up 75% YTY in Q3 2005. Handheld shipments fall 18%, while converged devices more than double in volume. Leader Nokia ships record 7.1 mln smart phones, up 142% YTY. Palm shipments down 2% overall, but Treo smart phones up 71%, overtaking its handhelds for first time
| Global smartphone market in Q3 2005 | |||||
| Q3 2005 | Q3 2004 | Growth | |||
| Vendor | Shipments | Share | Shipments | Share | YTY |
| Nokia | 7,130,120 | 54.8% | 2,951,450 | 39.7% | 141.6% |
| Palm | 1,053,390 | 8.1% | 1,076,470 | 14.5% | -2.1% |
| RIM | 977,940 | 7.5% | 619,020 | 8.3% | 58.0% |
| Motorola | 693,650 | 5.3% | 61,630 | 0.8% | 1025.5% |
| HP | 551,140 | 4.2% | 689,410 | 9.3% | -20.1% |
| Others | 2,598,440 | 20.0% | 2,031,060 | 27.3% | 27.9% |
| Total | 13,004,680 | 100.0% | 7,429,040 | 100.0% | 75.1% |
| Source: Canalys | |||||
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