Forbes is reporting that Apple is now the largest mobile phone manufacturer in the United States.
Motorola sold a total of 8.5 million phones in the quarter, while Apple sold 8.8 million iPhones. Four years ago, when the Razr was still popular, Motorola sold 46.1 million phones in the first quarter.
IDC has also recently released a report on worldwide mobile phone sales for Q1 of 2010. The industry saw 21.7% year-over-year growth, which is 294.9 million units. Apple shipped 8.8 million iPhones, and if shipments continue to grow as expected, the company could soon break into the top five placement. That’s a feat considering the iPhone only first went on sale three years ago.
RIM shipped 10.6 million units in the first quarter while Motorola, which had been a top 5 vendor since the inception of IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker in 2004, shipped 8.5 million units. Motorola, the number 2 overall vendor in 2004, registered a fifth place finish last year by virtue of its overall strength in the lower-growth traditional mobile phone category. Motorola has steadily lost share since 2004 when the market started its shift toward higher-end feature phones and smartphones. The ongoing shift has given rise to converged mobile device vendors such as RIM and Apple.
Apple still has a long way to go. Nokia is still in the #1 slot, selling over 107.8 million phones.
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