Annette Zimmermann, principal analyst at Gartner Deutschland GmbH, said that Apple iPhone 5 volume rose on a year-over-year basis. Including the surge in sales of that model, total smartphone sales were up 3% sequentially and 30% year-over-year to 11.44 million units. That topped the 11.2 million sales in the fourth quarter of last year, and the 8.45 million in sales to the region in the first quarter of last year.
Nokia remains the top mobile phone vendor in the region, although the Finnish OEM has seen its lead over second place Samsung shrink dramatically. In the most recent quarter, Nokia had 37% of the market compared to 25% for Samsung. The prior year saw Nokia with 48% market share and Nokia with 22%. The stronger smartphone market in the region might be playing right into Samsung's hands. BlackBerry lost some market share in the region while Apple picked some up.
Total handset sales in the region tallied 43.84 million in the first quarter with featurephones leading the way. Smartphones accounted for only 26.09% of sales in the period. Samsung has more than 50% of the smartphone market in the region with Apple holding an 11.4% piece of the pie. BlackBerry's smartphone market share is 10% followed by Sony and Nokia with 6.9% and 3.7% respectively.
source: TMCNet via WPCentral
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