Q2 2006 saw the worldwide handheld devices market experience its tenth consecutive quarter of YTY decline. According to IDC, vendors shipped a total of 1.4 mln devices, a 26.3% decrease YTY. For the first half of the year, vendors shipped a total of 2.9 mln units, down 21.4% from the 3.7 mln units shipped during the first half of 2005.
| Global handhelds market in Q2 2006 | |||||
| Q2 2006 | Q2 2005 | Growth | |||
| Vendor | Shipments | Share | Shipments | Share | YTY |
| Palm | 475,000 | 34.9% | 638,376 | 34.6% | -25.6% |
| HP | 260,000 | 19.1% | 380,000 | 20.6% | -31.6% |
| Dell | 132,050 | 9.7% | 179,200 | 9.7% | -26.3% |
| Mio | 91,700 | 6.7% | 110,660 | 6.0% | -17.1% |
| Acer | 60,000 | 4.4% | 199,351 | 10.8% | -69.9% |
| Others | 341,250 | 25.1% | 338,874 | 18.4% | 0.7% |
| Total | 1,360,000 | 100.0% | 1,846,461 | 100.0% | -26.3% |
| Source: IDC | |||||