Nokia’s market share slips to its lowest in 14 years

Nokia’s share of the mobile phone market dropped to 25% in Q1 2011, down from 30.6% this time last year, according to Gartner.

The report said users bought a total of 427.8 million phones in the first quarter (worldwide), up 19% on Q1 2010.

Smartphones dominated 23.6% of overall sales in the period, up 85% year on year.

Samsung experienced its strongest quarter ever, with the launch of the new model – Galaxy Tab.

Meanwhile, Apple sold 16.9 million units and doubled its sales of the iPhone year on year, and HTC sold 9.3 million units.

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