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Gartner have released figures for worldwide smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2008 - about as up to date as you and I get to see. There are no real surprises - Nokia top the table with 25% year-on-year growth of its S60 smartphones, with Q1 market share of 45%, healthy by any standards, but the biggest surprise is RIM’s Blackberry range posting 107% growth, up to 13.4%. Apple’s iPhone is already up to 5.3% of the smartphone market, somewhat ominously given their next-gen launch tomorrow (Monday) evening, UK time. The full stats/table is shown below the break.

Despite being sold off by Nokia at clearance prices, I thought you’d be interested in this detailed and very positive review of the Nokia N93. And, with N-Gage compatibility surely just around the corner, I can’t help but feel that Nokia are going to send a little update love in the N93’s direction soon…