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Smartphone sales jump by 27% in Q2

by Scott Bicheno on 12 August 2009, 11:00

Tags: Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Gartner (NYSE:IT)

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Market researcher Gartner has reported a 27 percent year-in-year increase in global smartphone sales in the second quarter of the year. This contrasts with a six percent decline in overall handset sales.

The main reason for the general decline is continued de-stocking by the channel, which used up 13.9 million units of existing stock before ordering new products. Gartner expects restocking to commence in the second half of this year.

"Despite the challenging market, some devices sold well as consumers who would usually have purchased standard midrange devices either cut back to less expensive handsets or moved up the range to get more features for their money," said Carolina Milanesi, research director at Gartner.

"Touchscreen and qwerty devices remained a major driver for replacement sales and benefited manufacturers with strong, touch-focused midtier devices."

 

Worldwide Mobile Terminal Sales to End Users in 2Q09 (Thousands of Units)

Company

2Q09

Sales

2Q09 Market

Share (%)

2Q08

Sales

2Q08 Market

Share (%)

Nokia

105,413.3

36.8

120,353.3

39.5

Samsung

55,430.2

19.3

46,376.0

15.2

LG

30,497.0

10.7

26,698.9

8.8

Motorola

15,947.8

5.6

30,371.8

10.0

Sony Ericsson

13,574.2

4.7

22,951.7

7.5

Others

65,260.2

23.0

57,970.6

19.0

Total

286,122.7

100

304,722.3

100

Note: This table includes iDEN shipments but excludes ODM-to-OEM shipments.
Source: Gartner (August 2009)