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Nokia Shipped More Smartphones in Q4 Than HTC, Sony, Google, Lenovo, OnePlus: Counterpoint

Nokia Shipped More Smartphones in Q4 Than HTC, Sony, Google, Lenovo, OnePlus: Counterpoint 2w3k5d

By Sumit Chakraborty | Updated: 13 February 2018 14:33 IST

Highlights

In Q4, brands like HTC, Sony, Google, Lenovo, OnePlus behind Nokia
Nokia enters top 3 in the UK when it comes to smartphone shipments
Nokia is already the 5th biggest mobile phone brand in India

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Nokia licensee HMD Global managed to capture 1 percent of global market share in Q4 2017. This market share, the report said, translated to around 4.15 million units shipped in the last quarter. However, Counterpoint has revised the numbers, stating that around 4.4 million Nokia smartphones were sold in Q4 of last year, putting it at the 11th spot overall. 476zh

As per Neil Shah, an analyst at Counterpoint, the 1 percent market share puts Asus. Also, with a 15 percent market share thanks to 20.7 million units shipped, Nokia is the biggest feature phone brand in the world, according to the report. Overall, Nokia enjoys a 5 percent market share and sits at the 6th position (smartphones and features phones combined). When it comes to India, Nokia is already the 5th biggest mobile phone brand. Counterpoint has also said that Nokia has managed to enter the top 3 in the UK when it comes to smartphone shipments.

Combined, HMD Global is said to have shipped 25.1 million units of feature phones and smartphones in Q4 2017, a growth of 54 percent quarter over quarter compared t the 16.3 million units shipped in Q3 2017. Counterpoint had previously claimed that 2.8 million Nokia Android smartphones and 13.5 million Nokia feature phones were shipped in Q3 2017 alone.

The Nokia brand is now clearly making its way back into the global mobile market with accelerated growth, thanks to the several smartphone announcements by the company in 2017. Currently, the HMD Global portfolio consists of Nokia 2, Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6, Nokia 7, Nokia 8, and multiple variants of Nokia 3310. Additionally, more Nokia MWC 2018 later this month.

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