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Nokia accounted for 42 percent of the combined PDA and smartphone market in the first half of 2006 and commanded half of the global smartphone market. ”The company’s strategic focus remains on the consumer smartphone segment, so more favourable seasonal trends in the second half of the year and the introduction of new models should help Nokia achieve higher shipments of its basic smartphones,” said Ms Cozza.

Motorola accounted for 5.3 percent in the combined PDA and smartphone market. Motorola’ smartphone shipments grew 103.5 percent in the first half of 2006, which represented the highest year on year growth among the top 5 vendors. This performance was driven by the success of Motorola’s Linux-based devices in China. However, Motorola is not making significant progress with its Microsoft and Symbian-based smartphones and shipments of the Motorola Q have been hampered by the minimum $80 monthly service plan offered by Verizon.

In the first half of 2006, RIM accounted for 6.5 percent of the combined PDA and smartphone market, with shipments up 60 percent year on year. RIM smartphone shipments represent 36 percent of all BlackBerry mobile devices, up from 9 percent in the same period last year. The company retained its leadership position in the global PDA market in the first half of 2006, with an increase of 13.5 percent from the same period last year.

In the first half of 2006, Palm accounted for 5 percent of the combined PDA and smartphone market, down from 8 percent in the first half of 2005. Palm saw a decrease of 26 percent in the first half of 2006.