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With Nokia looking at a tough period of transition from Symbian to Windows Phone 7, we can only see its market share declining in 2011, and we're sure Android manufacturers, led by HTC and Samsung, as well as Apple will be there to grab it.
"The rise of Android as a prominent mobile operating system has allowed several suppliers to gain share quickly. Also, the relatively nascent state of smartphone adoption globally means there is ample room for several suppliers to comfortably co-exist, at least for the short term," says Kevin Restivo, senior research analyst with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.