Let’s humbly remind ourselves who is still the undisputed global #1 when it comes to making telephones – Nokia. According to IDC data that counts unit shipments on a global basis, Nokia shifted 453m mobile phones during 2010 – ahead of second placed manufacturer Samsung which sold just over 280m.
In third place is LG, with Chinese favourite ZTE taking fourth. And Apple fifth. Here’s IDC’s analysis of the European sector. Android gets a mention at the end, in case you’re wondering:
In Western Europe, carrier smartphone promotions motivated more users to scrap their feature phones, resulting in strong smartphone sales. The iPhone 4, HTC Desire, Nokia N8, Samsung Galaxy S, and Blackberry 8520, which were among the region’s top sellers, contributed to the overall market’s growth. Consequently, the feature phones experienced their sharpest decline ever. In CEMA, quarterly volumes breached the 70 million unit threshold for the first time, marked by an influx of Chinese and unbranded handsets. Meanwhile, smartphones experienced brisk growth due to falling prices and more Android-powered devices.
And here’s the full global sales chart:
Buy shares in ZTE. Buy property in the vicinity of ZTE’s manufacturing facilities. ALL HAIL ZTE. Link via Engadget.
HTC’s 4.3″ dual-core Android model, powered by Qualcomm’s all-new S4 processor. It’s smaller than the enormous One X, but is it as nice as its bigger brother? (SPOILER: Yes it is).
HTC is very much B-A-C-K at the top of the Android world with this, its quad-core flagship for 2012. Great camera, huge 4.7″ display and Android 4.0 running beautifully well.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
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