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Worldwide personal digital assistant (PDA) shipments totaled a record 14.9 million units in 2005, a 19 percent increase from 2004, according to Gartner, Inc. The 2005 results topped the previous record of 13.2 million PDAs shipped worldwide in 2001.
Gartner defines a PDA as a data-centric handheld computer weighing less than one pound that is primarily designed for use with both hands. These devices use an open market operating system supported by third-party applications that can be added into the device by end users. They offer instant on/off capability and synchronization of files with a PC. A PDA may offer WAN support for voice, but these are data-first, voice-second devices. Table 1 Worldwide: Preliminary PDA Vendor Shipment Estimates, 2005 (Units) Company | 2005
Shipments | 2005
Market
Share(%) | 2004
Shipments | 2004
Market
Share(%) | 2004-2005
Growth(%) | Research In Motion | 3,193,000 | 21.4 | 2,178,000 | 17.4 | 46.6 | Palm | 2,773,025 | 18.6 | 3,726,172 | 29.8 | -25.6 | Hewlett-Packard | 2,264,666 | 15.2 | 2,668,627 | 21.3 | -15.1 | Nokia | 1,010,000 | 6.8 | 250,000 | 2.0 | 304.0 | T-Mobile | 812,600 | 5.5 | 191,400 | 1.5 | 324.6 | Others | 4,839,701 | 32.5 | 3,499,314 | 28.0 | 38.3 | Total | 14,892,992 | 100.0 | 12,513,513 | 100.0 | 19.0 |
Source: Gartner Dataquest (February 2006) Table 2: Worldwide: Preliminary PDA Vendor Shipment Estimates, 4Q05 (Units) Company | 4Q05
Shipments | 4Q05
Market
Share(%) | 4Q04
Shipments | 4Q04
Market
Share(%) | 4Q04-4Q05
Growth(%) | Palm | 1,037,680 | 23.5 | 1,226,525 | 29.9 | -15.4 | Research In Motion | 780,000 | 17.7 | 698,000 | 17.0 | 11.7 | Hewlett-Packard | 660,463 | 15.0 | 869,000 | 21.1 | -24.0 | T-Mobile | 305,000 | 6.9 | 96,000 | 2.3 | 217.7 | Mio Technology | 220,214 | 5.0 | 83,645 | 2.0 | 163.3 | Others | 1,405,569 | 31.9 | 1,135,788 | 27.6 | 23.8 | Total | 4,408,926 | 100.0 | 4,108,958 | 100.0 | 7.3 |
Source: Gartner Dataquest (February 2006) Additional information is available in the Gartner report "Dataquest Alert: Record 14.9 Million PDAs Shipped in 2005, Up 19 Percent Over 2004." Additional information on the handheld market and current trends in mobile and wireless technologies will be presented at the Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit 2006 to be held March 27-29 in Detroit, Michigan. Source: Tekrati Research and Gartner |
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