Gartner reports WW Q2 2011 mobile device sales total 428.7M, growing 16.7% Y-o-Y-- with smartphones accounting for 25% of overall sales (up from Q2 2010's 17%).
One can safely say smartphones are on the rise-- at feature phones' expense, as customers in mature markets go for entry- or mid-level Android smartphones.
However W. European smartphone sales show Q-o-Q decline, as replacement sales start showing what Gartner says is "signs of fatigue."
Sell-in demand also slows down in Q2 2011, with a -4% Y-o-Y decrease due to inventory buildup during Q1 2011 in reaction to potential component shortages due to the Japanese earthquake.
Nokia still leads the WW mobile device market, with 22.8% market share (down from Q2 2010's 30.3%)-- even if Gartner says its smartphone sales are low due to market competition, low Symbian demand and inventory management issues in Europe.
Samsung comes 2nd, with 16.3% mobile device market share and sales totalling 69.8M-- 5M of which being Galaxy S II sales.
Following are LG (5.7% market share for Q2 2011) and Apple (4.6% market share, up from Q2 2010's 2.4%).
When it comes to smartphones, iOS and Android dominate the ecosystem with a combined Q2 2011 market share of nearly 62%-- double that of Q2 2010's 31%.
Gartner concludes with its forecasts for 2011-- predicting mobile device sales will grow to around 12% by the year's end.
Go Market Share: Mobile Communication Devices Q2 2011 (Gartner)