Gartner Q3 2009 Smartphone Sales Figures

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We've already had the Canalys figures, listed below are Gartner's reports/estimates for the same period, Q3 2009, worldwide. The numbers are very similar (though not for the year-on-year figures, with Q3 2008 looking different, oddly enough), showing Nokia's world smartphone market share at 39%, RIM (Blackberry) at 21%, Apple at 17% and with HTC (50% Android, 50% Windows Mobile) at 6%.

Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users in 3Q09 (Thousands of Units)

Company

3Q09

 Sales

3Q09 Market

 Share (%)

3Q08

 Sales

*3Q08 Market

 Share (%)

Nokia

16,156.4

39.3

15,472.3

42.3

Research in Motion

8,522.7

20.8

5,800.4

15.9

Apple

7,040.4

17.1

4720.3

12.9

HTC

2,659.5

6.5

1,656.3

4.5

Samsung

1,320.6

3.2

1,114.8

3.0

Others

5,368.0

13.1

7,793.3

21.3

Total

41,067.6

100.0

36,557.4

100.0

* NB. Q3 2008 figures vary wildly from the similar Canalys report. Take these with a pinch of salt. The Q3 2009 figures match almost exactly though, and are presumably more reliable.

From the Gartner press release:

"Smartphones continued to represent the fastest-growing segment of the mobile-devices market and we remain confident about the potential for smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2009 and in 2010,” said Ms Milanesi.