Nokia And Symbian Rules The Roost

Research company Gartner has published a breakdown of the smartphone world for Q1 2010, and the results are looking incredibly positive for Nokia. With over a quarter of a million Symbian handsets sold every DAY, rivals are going to have to work hard if they want to catch Nokia. To find out more, join us after the break…

Gartner’s research of the smartphone world shows lots of figures for Q1 2010, but the most important ones are the fact that Symbian devices sit at the top of the pile, with over 260,000 Symbian handsets sold every single day, and making up just under half the smartphone market.

Granted, there are other manufacturers that make Symbian handsets in small numbers – such as Sony Ericsson – but the vast majority of Symbian phones currently on sale are made by Nokia. With devices such as the Nokia 5800 – which has sold over 8 million units on its own, it’s easy to understand how the figures have become so large.

In comparison, RIM (Research In Motion) sits in second place, with a market share of under 20 per cent, with Apple’s iPhone OS taking third, with around 15 per cent of the market. Even with Android – which makes up under 10 per cent – the other three players struggle to match Symbian in terms of units sold, highlighting just how dominant Nokia is in the global smartphone market.

So, despite what you may have heard about the dominance of other smartphone platforms, it looks like Nokia and Symbian are here to stay.

Source - noknok.tv

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