Apple scored a market share of 16.1 percent in the quarter, up from 10.9 percent in the same quarter last year. Meanwhile RIM's market share slipped from 20.9 percent to 19.4 percent.

However Nokia remains the market leader with 39.3 percent, unchanged from Q1 last year. Taiwanese maker HTC, which makes some models powered by Google's Android system boosted its share to 4.8 percent from 4.3 percent.

Global smartphone sales rose 57 percent to 54.7 million units in the quarter, accounting for almost one in five phones sold, IDC said. That compared with a 22 percent increase in the overall market.

Kevin Restivo, senior analyst with IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, said higher smartphone sales this year will be a result of greater awareness, increasingly affordable data plans, and the global economic recovery. "More consumers are aware of smartphones now due to positive referrals from friends and family and manufacturer's mass media campaigns," said. Restivo. "Coupled with increased confidence on the part of consumers, these factors will create a perfect storm of demand for suppliers this year."

What IDC said of the top five Smartphone vendors Q1 2010: See Over.

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