Smartphone shipments hits record in Q4 2009

Nokia led the pack with 67.7 million for all of 2009, 39 percent of the market. RIM came in second with 34.5 million shipments for the year, good for 20 percent share. Apple rode a strong Q3 and Q4 to come in third, with 14 percent share and 25 million units shipped.

Overall, 2009 shipments totaled 174 million, up 15 percent year-on-year.

Thanks to the DROID, Motorola was number four for the Q4, but still came in 7th overall for the year.