The iPhone may get all of the attention from the press, but thanks to aggressive marketing via Verizon Blackberry parent RIM's smartphone market share increased 15% to nearly 50% in Q1 2009 versus the prior quarter, as Apple’s and Palm’s share both declined 10% each. Based on U.S. consumer sales of smartphone handsets in NPD’s “Smartphone Market Update” report, the
first-quarter ranking is:
1. RIM BlackBerry Curve
2. Apple iPhone 3G
3. RIM BlackBerry Storm
4. RIM BlackBerry Pearl
5. T-Mobile G1