Top smartphone vendors in Q1 2006: Nokia, RIM, Palm

Canalys published its findings on worldwide smart mobile device shipments in Q1 2006.

Global smart mobile device market in Q1 2006
  Q1 2006 Q1 2005 Growth
  Shipments Share Shipments Share YTY
Nokia 8,616,530 51.6% 5,394,900 50.0% 59.7%
RIM 1,399,090 8.4% 758,300 7.0% 84.5%
Palm 1,030,610 6.2% 1,009,040 9.4% 2.1%
Mitsubishi 1,016,320 6.1% 86,420 0.8% 1076.0%
Sharp 951,410 5.7% 31,960 0.3% 2876.9%
Others 3,688,680 22.1% 3,501,760 32.5% 5.3%
Total 16,702,640 100.0% 10,782,380 100.0% 54.9%
Source: Canalys