2010 mobile phone market overview: the best and the rest

28 January, 2011
After all major manufacturers posted their 2010 financial reports, it's time we draw the line and see what has changed over the past year. Apple was the biggest winner, surpassing several companies and...

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  • george
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  • 29 Jan 2011

Maybe Nokia still looking good on sales in 2010,but in 2011,with no OS that can compete with biggest kings like Apple and Android,no new phones ,no nothing,it will lose that leader position.

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    • Anonymous
    • p@c
    • 29 Jan 2011

    Here is the difference between MeeGo and Android OS.
    http://nokiasaga.com/difference-between-meego-and-android

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      • vasra
      • pdY
      • 29 Jan 2011

      Where is ZTE?

      You missed one of the biggest.

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        • Anonymous
        • uWx
        • 29 Jan 2011

        I guess in 2011.. Motorola is gonna rise like anything..... Atrix is going to sell like hot dogs. atleast 10-12 million. including similar variations... its still cheaper than galaxy S , Iphone 4 and todays leaders. and its far better.

        Sony ericsson will also rise ... LG will go even down..,... Samsung a little bit down... Nokia DOWN.... HTC slight better. Black berry much down. and apple as usual UP.

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          • Anonymous
          • g5m
          • 29 Jan 2011

          Anonymous, 29 Jan 2011Can Symbian load Flash 10.1 pages? No. End of discussion (... moreYou are funny :)END OF DISCUSION :D hehehehe grow up, if you think Android is good buy it enjoy it, let people who like symbian buy it, we have flash before your Android ever existed. All these do a great good to competition, i bought my N8 400 euros, i think this is FANTASTIC.

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            • Some guy from Greece
            • HBm
            • 29 Jan 2011

            I love to argue, 29 Jan 2011"Symbian 3 DOESN'T suck on touch screen... Says Gsmare... more"Then read this (4Th paragraph)
            http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_...ew-523p9.php"
            What the ... ? Sorry, my mistake.

            Yet i don't agree with every review i read. It is an unexcusable opinion based on what excactly? That they don't "like" certain things? They don't fit with their taste? So it sucks cause they don't like it?
            You see scrolling over 40-50 icons is painfull but no one seems to mention that about Adroid. You end up organizing stuff in files - a little bit like Symbian after all...

            "You say its way easier to search the whole net for apps rather than in a single appstore ???"
            Google the Ap you are interested in. It's not so hard. Especially on a 20 inch screen. Get information about the Ap or download it from the official site. Desktop is still easier than any phone to navigate through the net. Now if you need the Ap immediately you can check the Ap Store too. There is one.
            Maybe it's just me, i download what i'll need before i need it...

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              • Anonymous
              • 3I{
              • 29 Jan 2011

              Love u SE , SEXPERIA ARC is my next phone , time to tell my friends they have ugly phones :)

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                • Tankiso
                • MkX
                • 29 Jan 2011

                I reali think Nokia out did themselve in teh year of 2010 they do deserve the number 1 spot i mean i can't believe BB seriously number 4 lol

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                  • Aaron
                  • t7X
                  • 29 Jan 2011

                  [deleted post]On my N82, I can open up to 70 apps simultaneously. On my N8, up to 20 apps and it's still on its initial firmware.

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                    • I love to argue
                    • vGA
                    • 29 Jan 2011

                    [deleted post]"Symbian 3 DOESN'T suck on touch screen... Says Gsmarena"


                    Then read this (4Th paragraph)
                    http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n8-review-523p9.php



                    "Symbian is way ahead in usability standard"


                    Read this - Main disadvantage point number 1.
                    http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n8-review-523.php


                    "Now Symbian has all the Apps you'll ever need. Appstore? Trully overrated. Just search the net. Way easier..."


                    You say its way easier to search the whole net for apps rather than in a single appstore ???
                    And my point is that most apps for symbian are for S60 which are low quality ones..


                    "Battery is non replaceable only in N8. Is that supposed to be an OS feature?"


                    Certainly not....but bigger one could have blended well with the battery efficiency of symbian.





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                      • Anonymous
                      • J8i
                      • 29 Jan 2011

                      [deleted post]Can Symbian load Flash 10.1 pages? No.
                      End of discussion (about usability).

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                        • Megalord
                        • Ui$
                        • 29 Jan 2011

                        Anonymous, 29 Jan 2011I know huh. Nokia is doing really well. Nokia is still num... moreNokia sold the most phone but the company with the most profit, is Apple.

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                          • Aaron
                          • t7X
                          • 29 Jan 2011

                          Symbian's user interface is the one outdated not the operating system itself. You don't call the only operating system so far that can multitask heavily, can connect to most number of devices in the most number of ways, can output 720p on tv, has their own great and free mapping solution and is already 4G-ready, among others, outdated. Yes, Symbian is already 4G-ready even before 4G handsets are released. Does that sound outdated?

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                            • Some guy from Greece
                            • HBm
                            • 29 Jan 2011

                            I love to argue, 29 Jan 2011Let me ask the same question to u.... Have u ever used an a... moreSymbian 3 DOESN'T suck on touch screen... Says Gsmarena.
                            There is no learning curve from Symbian to Symbian. There is one from Symbian to Adroid and another from Adroid to Symbian.
                            Symbian is way ahead in usability standard. Organised and predictable doesn't demand you to memorize anything.
                            Now Symbian has all the Apps you'll ever need. Appstore? Trully overrated. Just search the net. Way easier...
                            All you have to do is install Opera. That's it. Is it hard to install an up?
                            Battery is non replaceable only in N8. Is that supposed to be an OS feature?

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                              • Nokijus
                              • m5N
                              • 29 Jan 2011

                              marc, 29 Jan 2011i cant understand why everybody hates nokia and symbian so ... moreGood comments Marc, I agree with you!

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                                • Aaron
                                • t7X
                                • 29 Jan 2011

                                i love to argue, 29 Jan 2011nokia is still no 1 because nokia is good in making dumb ph... moreNokia's smartphones are more than smartphones. They are converged devices. And they are the best in making such.

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                                  • adkane
                                  • tVp
                                  • 29 Jan 2011

                                  samyg, 29 Jan 2011sorry bro.. though ur right.. the fight is not getting a cl... morei would say symbian is out just yet. Is more like 'down but not out'. There is still room for improvement for symbian and im really looking forward to it.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • IVx
                                    • 29 Jan 2011

                                    Anonymous, 29 Jan 2011no i dont think so because google is a software company not... moreEverybody knows that GOOGLE is just a software company,but do you still remember years ago GOOGLE is just a website which we used to search for pornography?

                                    But now he is the big brother in the phone industry and the ANDROID had really own the market and now he is starting to create a standard of smartphone which other manufacturer has to match the requirement in order to use their latest version of ANDROID. GOOGLE is trying to send a message ( im your big brother your must listen to me)

                                    By the way, manufacture a phone is not as hard as you think. Hardware is not a very big matter since they can just buy the processor or other parts from SAMSUNG and etc. What people really care about now is the OS, and GOOGLE is doing really well in that.
                                    (please be notice that iphone 4 is just a combination of lg, samsung, and etc)

                                    SO NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE.

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                                      • 29 Jan 2011

                                      i wonder what the graph would looks like if the title change to '2010 unlock mobile phone market overview'. which brand gonna be big time looser..

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                                        • nomorese
                                        • S39
                                        • 29 Jan 2011

                                        [deleted post]These are sales bro, not deliveries haha. Nokia rules in big markets like India, China and Indonesia, thereof the big sales numbers.