Gartner reports that while first quarter worldwide mobile device sales declined by 2% as compared to a year ago, sales topped a whopping 419 million units.

Samsung (86.5 million units sold) claimed the top manufacturer spot from Nokia (83.1 million units), which had held the lead since 1998. Apple (33.1 million) rounded out the top three. Motorola came in 8th at only 8.3 million units, behind RIM with 9.9 million.

Android dominated mobile OS sales with 81 million units, or 56% of the market. iOS was a distant second at 33.1 million, and increased its market share from 17% to 22%. Microsoft is a footnote.

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