Synergy Research Group’s Q2 2008 Mobile Handset Market Share report has reported that even in the face of a challenging economic environment, the US Smartphone market posted strong double-digit growth. The Apple iPhone continues to break records, shipping over a million units in 3 consecutive quarters. Even with Q2 shipments dropping in anticipation of the new 3G iPhone, Apple retained the second place spot (behind BlackBerry) for the first half of the year with Motorola a close third. In the first half of 2008, the US Smartphone market represented 12.2 percent of total Mobile handsets shipped. As a point of comparison, Smartphones represented fewer than 10 percent in the first half of 2007. Q2 2008 US Smartphone Vendor Shipment:
Growth Q-Q, Y-Y
Apple -64.2%, 125.6%
RIM 8.1%, 92.1%
Sony Ericsson 9.4%, 32.9%
Samsung -1.1%, 31.3%
LG 10.5%, 29.4%
Motorola -28.6%, -18.2%
Nokia 43.6%, -24.5%
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