Andre Yoskowitz
24 Feb 2012 16:34
According to the latest data from Strategy Analytics, Nokia has quickly become the world's top Windows Phone maker.
In the Q4 2011, global shipments of the devices jumped 36 percent to 2.7 million units following Nokia's entrance into the market. Nokia managed to take a full 33.1 percent share, beating out HTC. Nokia says they sold 1 million units in the quarter but Strategy Analytics said that number was closer to 900,000.
Nokia began offering their Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 in November around the world.
The company has an exclusive agreement with Microsoft to license Windows Phone and both companies have a lot riding on a successful partnership. Microsoft has backed the marketing campaign for the platform and the Lumia devices while Nokia tries to regain some footing in the smartphone market for which it reigned supreme for over a decade.
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