Andre Yoskowitz
19 May 2011 21:38
Research firm Gartner has reported today that Nokia's market share continues its multi-year decline, falling to 25.1 percent, its lowest reading since 1997.
In the Q1 2010, Nokia's share was 30.6 percent, so the drop was very steep.
Samsung held its second spot, at 16.1 percent, followed by LG at 5.6 percent.
Apple moved to 3.9 percent share, the only manufacturer in the top 5 to see a gain year-over-year.
Overall, mobile phone sales were up 19 percent YoY, and smartphone sales amounted to 23.6 percent of all phones sold.
Smartphone growth topped 85 percent, YoY.