According to the research firm Canalys, RIM has increased hardware shipment in Q1 2005 by 100% when comparing to the same time last year. Shipments in Q1 2005 equaled 758,300 compared to last year’s number of 379,990 giving a 7% total share of the worldwide smartphone market. Its shipments doubled year on year in Q1 2005 according to Canalys estimates, helping it achieve third place behind palmOne, whose shipments rose just 1%. PalmOne’s handheld shipments fell 27%, but this was counterbalanced by the continued success of its Treo smart phones in the US. Around 40% of palmOne’s device shipments are now accounted for by Treo smart phones, up from 17% a year earlier.
Nokia with their Symbian powered OS is still the leader by far, Symbian’s overall share of the worldwide smart mobile device market rose above 60%, from around 40% a year earlier. Despite increasing activity among Asian licensees of the OS, the proportion of shipments accounted for by Nokia remains very high at 82%.
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