Nokia Leads Smartphone Sales in Q2 2011: IDC Report

Despite Nokia's plans of shifting to Windows 7 for its new range of smartphone line-up expected to release next year, reports state that the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer's Symbian-based smartphones are leading the sales in India.

According to International Data Corporation's (IDC) report, Nokia lead the smartphone sales with 45.8% share in sales compared to the other leading players in the market. Samsung is second in smartphone sales with a 21% share.
G. Rajeev, Lead Analyst, Mobile Devices said, "The smartphone segment showed an impressive growth of 68% year-on-year and a marginal growth of 0.4% over the Jan-March 2011 quarter, to garner a share of 5.6% of the overall mobile phone market. In Q2 CY 2010, the share of smartphones was 3.6% of the overall mobile phone market, in unit terms."
Nokia already has a host of smartphones running Symbian Belle with faster processors and NFC lined-up for release. The future definitely looks bright for Nokia.