Q1 Mobile Phone Sales Off 8.6%; Smartphones Up 12.7%

Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 269.1 million units in the first quarter, down 8.6% from a year ago, according to new data from Gartner . But smartphone sales of 36.4 million units rose 12.7%. Here’s a look at the top five mobile phone companies by units: Nokia : 97.4 million units, 36.2% share, down from 115.2 million and 39.1% share. Samsung : 51.4 million units, 19.1% share, vs. 42.4 million units, 14.4% share. LG : 26.5 million units, 9.9% share, vs. 23.6 million units, 8% share. Motorola : 16.6 million units, 6.2% share, vs. 29.9 million units, 10.2% share. Sony Ericsson : 14.5 million units, 5.4% share, vs. 22.1 million units, 7.5% share. Takeaways: Motorola and Sony Ericsson remain in big trouble, Nokia is smaller but still the leader, and Samsung is rapidly gaining share. In smartphones, the picture is a little different: Nokia : 15 million units, 41.2% share, vs. 14.6 million units, 45.1% share. Research In Motion : 7.2 million units, 19.9% ... (link)