IDC Releases 2011 World smartphone sales info

Here’s a look at IDC’s smartphone sales estimates for 2011. Notice, above in Q4 2011 that even if Nokia managed to keep up the same highs of 28.1M of Q4 2010, Nokia would still remain third.

The question is, given the portfolio and brand recognition of the competition versus Nokia’s portfolio in 2011, does anyone legitimately think it would have been possible for Nokia to maintain or even increase beyond 28.1M per quarter? What exactly were sales like just prior to Feb 11? (Q1 2011 was 24m btw).

Apple’s growth has been amazing, but Samsung’s is even more so. Samsung is pretty much becoming the new Nokia. Sammy can make the iPhone clones for those who want an iPhone but can’t get one (gaining sales and brand recognition) and also make their own, more unique phones that push boundaries elsewhere. As a geek who loves specsheets as much as the next geek, Samsung is ticking a lot of boxes.

http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS23299912

In terms of yearly sales, Nokia’s 100M from 2010 is still yet to be eclipsed. But with an ever growing market and more consumers buying smartphones, it’s highly likely this will be breached by both Samsung and Apple in 2012.

Source: idc

Cheers Damen for the tip

Category: Nokia, Windows Phone