The latest figures for global sales of advanced handhelds show Nokia in the lead, though market shares vary greatly when broken down by region, according to data released Tuesday.
First-quarter data from the market research company Canalys shows the overall market – which includes devices such as smart phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants) – grew 41 percent compared with the same period last year. But while Nokia leads in Europe, at 48 percent, with products such as its 6600 phone, it accounts for only a quarter of devices shipped in North America and Asia-Pacific.
In contrast, PalmOne, with devices such as its Treo 600 smart phone, has only around 1 percent sales share in Europe but 37 percent share in North America.
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