Nokia continues to have largest share of handset market

Thursday, 30 December 2010, 07:02 IST   |    1 Comments
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Bangalore: Finnish firm Nokia had the largest share of 31.5 per cent in mobile handset market in India in terms of units shipped (sales) during third quarter (July-September) 2010, according to market research and advisory firm IDC. The Chinese brand G'Five emerged as number two player in terms of unit shipments market share while Korean handset manufacturer Samsung stood at number three in 3Q 2010, IDC said. The India mobile handsets market continued to grow in 3Q 2010 as well to record a quarter-on-quarter (3Q 2010 over 2Q 2010) growth of 3.6 per cent to touch 40.08 million units in the quarter. The year 2010 is expected to end with total mobile handset sales of 155.9 million units. The number of emerging vendors in India's burgeoning mobile handsets market grew to 68 and they together garnered 41.
Source: PTI