RIM almost snaps up Sony Ericsson's Top4 spot

RIM is here the big winner with shipments rising 3.6% to 364’000 units during the 1Q/2010 (compared to the previous quarter). It also helped the company to move 3 places up in the global ranking—now sitting comfortably in 5th place. “RIM is now within a hair’s breadth of displacing Sony Ericsson for the No. 4 rank in the global cell phone market,” stated Tina Teng, senior analyst, wireless communications, for iSuppli. Apple—another winner in the global market—reported a shipment increase of 0.2% to 8.8 million units (compared to 8.7 million in 4Q/2009). The Cupertino-based company also moved 3 places up to 6th position in the global ranking. In contrast, Motorola posted a 29.2% decline in its shipments—down to 8.5 million units (4Q/2009: 12 million units). This also meant giving up 2 positions in the ranking, where the company now is in 8th place. The Top4 players were all able to retain their positions in the global ranking for the 1Q/2010, the market researcher stated.