Still on the fence about porting your apps to the mobile space, in particular, Android OS?? PErhaps you might reconsider as the numbers show that Smartphone Shipments Increased 87.2% Year Over Year in 2010. This from IDC… Adding to the competitive landscape is the entrance of two refreshed operating systems, Symbian^3 and Windows Phone 7. “In their first quarter of commercial availability, both Symbian^3 and Windows Phone 7 ramped up quickly, just in time for the holidays,” added Llamas. “By the end of the quarter, Nokia had shipped five million Symbian^3 units while Windows Phone 7 vendors shipped more than 1.5 million units. See complete details HERE
Top Five Smartphone Vendors, Shipments, and Market Share, Calendar Year 2010 (Units in Millions)
| Vendor | 2010 Units Shipped |
2010 Market Share |
2009 Units Shipped |
2009 Market Share |
Year over year growth |
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| Nokia | 100.3 | 33.1 | % | 67.7 | 39.0 | % | 48.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Research In Motion |
48.8 | 16.1 | % | 34.5 | 19.9 | % | 41.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Apple | 47.5 | 15.7 | % | 25.1 | 14.5 | % | 89.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Samsung | 23 | 7.6 | % | 5.5 | 3.2 | % | 318.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| HTC | 21.5 | 7.1 | % | 8.1 | 4.7 | % | 165.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Others | 61.5 | 20.3 | % | 32.6 | 18.8 | % | 88.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 302.6 | 100.0 | % | 173.5 | 100.0 | % | 74.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, January 27, 2011.