Declining Cell Phone Sales for Q1'08

[RobRich]

For the first time since The NPD Group began tracking the market statistic, cell phone sales dropped 22% during the first quarter in an year-over-year comparison.

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Motorola Inc. nabbed a 27% share of units purchased during the quarter, maintaining its lead in the U.S. market. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. gleaned 18%, followed just barely by LG Electronics Co. Ltd. at 17%. Nokia Corp. and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. rounded out the remaining top five OEMs at 8% and 5%, respectively. RIM made the biggest move in the quarter, shoving Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. out of the top five.

Source: RCR Wireless News