WW 3Q08 Smart Phone Marketshare

According to tech survey firm Canalys, the global Smart Phone market grew 3rd quarter shipments by 28% year over year (from shipping 31 million units in 3Q07 to 40 million units in 3Q08). In terms of Handset marketshare during the most recently completed quarter - Nokia placed first, Apple (maker of the iPhone) took second and Research In Motion (maker of Blackberry) finished third.

* WW 3Q08 Smart Phone Marketshare:
1. Nokia (NOK) - 38.9%
2. Apple (AAPL) - 17.3%
3. Research In Motion (RIMM) - 15.2%
4. Motorola (MOT) - 5.8%
5. HTC - 5.8%
6. Others - 17.0%

http://www.canalys.com/pr/2008/r2008112.htm

Data Courtesy: Canalys + CNNmoney.com
Full Disclosure: I own shares of AAPL.

U.S. 1Q08 Smart Phone Marketshare

U.S. 1Q08 EMAIL-capable Mobile Phone Marketshare:

1. Research In Motion's BlackBerry (RIMM) --> 45% (up from 41% in 4Q07)

2. Apple's iPHONE (AAPL) --> 19% (down from 28% in 4Q07)

3. Palm's Treo + Centro (PALM)--> 13% (up from 9% in 4Q07)

4. OTHER --> 23% (up from 22% in 4Q07)

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*Anecdotally, I'm not too concerned abot Apple's quarter over quarter loss of smart phone marketshare as CEO Steve Jobs is expected to announce + demo Apple's new 3G iPHONE TOMORROW !

Data Courtesy: International Data Corp. (IDC)
Full Disclosure: I own shares of AAPL.

Google's ANDROID Demo !

Click on the below Youtube Link and check out Google's recent Demo of ANDROID (5/28/08)...Quick first impressions --> I'm def digging the web page 'MAGNIFIER' (double-click on the screen and you get a magnifying glass that you can drag over any portion of any Web page) + the 'street view' built-in compass:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOSk9TW7z-4

* Android is not a phone...its a mobile operating system, or platform, for cell phones and other mobile/wireless devices...Google (GOOG) is developing the system and giving it away to cell phone manufacturers in return for allowing Google to place advertisements in Android mobile programs.

* The final decision on included features for the mobile os would be made by the cell-phone manufacturers -- not the creator of the operating system (GOOGLE). That's the exact opposite of mobile business plans used by Research In Motion (RIMM) with BlackBerry, Microsoft w/ Windows Mobile and Apple (AAPL) with OS X.

Full Disclosure: I own shares of GOOG and AAPL.

U.S. 4Q07 SMART Phone Marketshare

According to Reading, England-based researcher Canalys, U.S. 4Q07 EMAIL-capable Mobile phone Marketshare:

*Research In Motion's BlackBerry (RIMM) --> 41% share (accounted for 41% of U.S. shipments for email phones in 4Q07)

*Apple's iPHONE (AAPL) --> 28% share

*Palm's Treo (PALM)--> 9% share

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Related Stats:

*About 2/3 of RIMM's customers are Business/Enterprise consumers

*About 2/3 of RIMM's customers are in North America

*According to Canalys, Global shipments of phones with 'computer-like' functions (aka 'SMART PHONES') climbed 72% in 4Q07 to 35.5 million devices (including a TRIPLING in U.S. sales) vs. a much smaller 13% growth rate for handsets/mobile phones over all

Full Disclosure: I own shares of AAPL.