A report from Counterpoint states that HMD Global has sold 4.4m smartphones in Q4 2017, an analyst of Counterpoint Neil Shah mentioned in a tweet that 1% market share of Nokia put it just outside the top 10.
Talking about smartphones performance, in Q4 2017, @HMDGlobal sold more Nokia branded phones globally and is now bigger smartphone brand than following individual brands:
HTC
Sony
Alcatel
Lenovo
OnePlus
Gionee
Meizu
Coolpad
Asus— Neil Shah (@neiltwitz) February 12, 2018
The 4.4 million figure puts Nokia at the 11th position in the list of companies with highest market share. This also means that Nokia sold more phones in the last quarter than a lot of other popular brands.
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Some of the companies that sold lesser smartphones that Nokia are — Google, HTC, Sony, Alcatel, Lenovo, OnePlus, Gionee, Meizu, Coolpad, and Asus.
Some major growth markets for @HMDGlobal in Q4 2017:
overall phones:
#1 in Vietnam and most Middle East marketsSmartphones:
#3 in UK for first time
Top 5 in Russia, Vietnam & Most Middle East marketsFeature Phones:
#1 Globally and Most European, Asian & Middle East markets— Neil Shah (@neiltwitz) February 12, 2018
In one of his Tweets, Neil states that Nokia is at number three in the UK for Q4 and among the top five in Russia, Vietnam and many Middle Eastern markets. Considering that Nokia is just a year old in the market, it’s a decent resurgence.
Not only smartphones but Nokia’s feature phone numbers are also on rising as well. The company has become a leader in the segment by selling 20.7 million units according to another report from Counterpoint. Nokia also captured the sixth spot in overall phone sale with 5% market share
