Q1 2011 | Q1 2012 | Q1 2012 | |
| Android | 15.5 million | 55% | |
| iPhone | 21% | 7 million | 25% |
| Symbian | 1.4 million | 5% | |
| RIM | 17% | 2.5 million | 9% |
| Windows Phone | 2.2% | 1.14 million | 4.1% |
| Other | 0.66 million | 2.4% | |
| Total | 28.2 million |
IDC Europe has released some figures for Q1 2012 for their region, which reveals that, despite previous ideas that the OS is struggling there, it is in fact growing strongly.
Francisco Jeronimo, research manager for European mobile devices at IDC, said that Windows Phone shipments for the first quarter of 2012 were up 156 percent, year-on-year. In total, Windows Phone market share grew to 4.1 percent (1.14 million units), up from 2.2 percent, according to figures from IDC’s first-quarter 2012 mobile phone shipment and market share report, released on Friday.
The volumes are not yet enough however to rescue Nokia.
"The Nokia Lumia range has performed interestingly but it still below expectations," Jeronimo said. "Nokia’s new Windows phones to be launched this year will continue to contribute to steady growth for the OS."
He added that Windows Phone would continue to make gains throughout 2012 and that "the new Windows Phone 8 handsets to be launched by manufacturers are drawing attention from operators in Europe".
