Samsung has taken over as biggest selling smartphone brand in Western Europe for the first time, on the back of a 700% increase year on year.

IDC's table (below) shows that HTC and 'others' also handily beat the iPhone's growth rate. Nokia's 60% share drop must be of real concern to the phone maker and Microsoft. RIM, as usual is still reporting growth but less than one third of the smartphone market as a whole.

One has to wonder if Apple's decision to delay their iPhone 5 model update to October has caused a drop in demand while purchasers wait for the new phone. However, Samsung's stratospheric growth rate cannot be denied. At least in Europe, the iPhone is no longer the phone of choice.

Vendor2Q11 Unit Shipments2Q11 Market Share2Q10 Unit Shipments2Q10 Market Share2Q11/2Q10 Change1.
Samsung    4.8    22%    0.6    4%      700%
Apple         4.6    21%    2.8    19%     64%
HTC           3.1    14%    1.4    10%     121%
RIM           3       14%    2.6    18%     15%
Nokia         2.3    11%    5.8    39%    -60%
Others       4       18%    1.5    10%     167%
Total        21.8  100% 14.7  100%  48%

Edit: Table formatting died in the bum...