The EMEA mobile device market grew 125% year-on-year in Q1 2003, but much of the growth came from the smart phone segment, Canalys' latest research shows. Nokia retained its overall lead, with 42% market share, followed by Palm on 15% - the highest placed handheld vendor. These two were joined in the top five by Sony Ericsson (12%), HP (11%) and Orange (4%). This supports Canalys' forecast earlier this year that shipments of smart phones would exceed those of handhelds in 2003. Just outside the top five were Sony and new entrant Dell, making a solid start with its Axim devices.
