Comments on: iPhone and Android Fueling Worldwide Smartphone Growth

By: From Hot to Not: How Component Shortages Will Stifle the Smartphone Market

From Hot to Not: How Component Shortages Will Stifle the Smartphone Market — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:04:04 +0000

[...] pace of mobile product advancement isn’t expected to slow either, as the smartphone market is ramping up for growth, putting increased pressure on the supply-chain to try [...]

By: JBM

JBM — Sun, 30 May 2010 23:15:38 +0000

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By: Samsung Launches Bada OS Phone – But Why?

Samsung Launches Bada OS Phone – But Why? — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:01:05 +0000

[...] single day. “The war is over,” says Roslyn. Same goes for the mobile platform battles: the top smartphone ecosystems of iPhone, Android and BlackBerry have [...]

By: Q: How Many Nokia Reorgs Does It Take to Compete With the iPhone? A: 4 and Counting

Tue, 11 May 2010 20:33:47 +0000

[...] its iPhone in June of 2007, yet Nokia still hasn’t created a compelling handset to stem the growing tide of iPhone sales in the worldwide smartphone market. Here’s a recap of the steps taken since the iPhone launch, including the launch of [...]

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:48:44 +0000

Nokia's market share wasn't reported as down - it was flat. And these numbers only reflect smartphones, so the lower segment has no impact.

By: theman

theman — Sat, 08 May 2010 21:33:04 +0000

You make an important omission here. While Nokia's worldwide share went down, this was mainly because it lost share in the lower segment. Surprising as it may sound to some, it's smartphone share actually went up 3 procent, so please check your numbers.

By: Chotrul Design

Chotrul Design — Sat, 08 May 2010 17:22:09 +0000

I'm just fascinated to see whether the iPhone or Android wins out in the end. Both are awesome.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Sat, 08 May 2010 12:35:29 +0000

Not a dumb question at all, because the definition varies wildly.

From this 2009 Computerworld article: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9129647/Cell_phone_smartphone_what_s_the_difference_?taxonomyId=15&pageNumber=2

Today’s definition from IDC for a converged mobile device, which is IDC’s equivalent to smartphone in IDC press releases on phone shipments, reads, “A subset of mobile phones, converged mobile devices feature a high-level operating system that enables the device to run third-party applications in addition to voice telephony. Examples of high-level operating systems include Android, BlackBerry, Linux, Mac OS X, Palm, Symbian, and Windows Mobile. Converged mobile devices share many features with traditional mobile phones, including personal information management, multimedia, games, and office applications, but the presence of a high-level operating system differentiates these devices from all others.”

A high-level OS, as IDC defines it, means that the OS has to be able to run third-party applications, not just those written by the OS maker; the applications must be able to run on the phone independent of the wireless network; and the OS must be able to run multiple applications concurrently.

By: androfun - Android Plays Its Part In Overall Worldwide Smartphone Marketshare Growth

Sat, 08 May 2010 11:23:05 +0000

[...] [via GigaOM] [...]

By: Rob Chuah

Rob Chuah — Sat, 08 May 2010 06:01:03 +0000

Interesting stats ! I do have a rather dumb/fundamental questions and been poking around the IDC website trying to get the answer.

How does IDC define Smart phone ? By Operating System ? Screen Size ? Or Device capability ?