Handheld Computer Market Share
Rank Handheld Device Company Dollar Share Unit Share
1 Tungsten E Palm 16.0% 21.9%
2 Zire 72 Palm 17.7% 16.1%
3 Zire 31 Palm 6.9% 12.9%
4 iPaq Mobile Media Companion Hewlett Packard 13.6% 10.8%
5 Tungsten T5 Palm 13.5% 9.4%
6 Zire 21 Palm 1.5% 5.0%
7 iPaq rx3115 Pocket PC Hewlett Packard 6.6% 3.7%
8 Tungsten C Palm 3.4% 2.5%
9 iPaq hx2415 Pocket PC Hewlett Packard 5.2% 2.3%
10 iPaq hx 4705 Pocket PC Hewlett Packard 3.6% 2.2%

Source: The NPD Group/NPD Techworld as of May 2, 2005

Palm Still King of Handhelds


Palm devices dominate sales of handheld computers, with six of the top-10 selling models. All told, Palm's six devices make up 70% of all handheld computers sold in March. The only other company that poses a credible threat is Hewlett Packard, which lays claim to four of the best-selling handhelds.

Posted: 5/16/05