Gartner released its research about Q4 2011 smartphone sales. The data was pretty much as expected. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android based phones added market share. Weaklings which include former market leader Nokia (NYSE: NOK) lost ground. The change in fortunes among the companies appears to be set in stone now. At least most analysts see it that way . It is a wonder that Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) does not give up the business completely.
Total smartphone sales rose 47.3% in the period to 149 million units. Gartner added
Total smartphone sales in 2011 reached 472 million units and accounted for 31 percent of all mobile devices sales, up 58 percent from 2010.
Among all handsets sold, smartphones or otherwise, Nokia sold 111.7 million down from 122.3 million in the fourth quarter of last year. Samsung, champion of the Android OS has an increase to 92.7 million from 72.1 million last year. Apple’s sales rose from 16 million to 35.5 million
Worldwide Mobile Device Sales to End Users by Vendor in 4Q11 (Thousands of Units)
Source: Gartner (February 2012)
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