Android took 35% share of smartphone shipments in Q1 says Canalys

35.7 million Google-powered units, with Samsung's bada giving Windows Phone the bum's rush too.

Canalys has published its figures for global smartphone market share in the first quarter of 2011, and they confirm the continued growth of Google's Android OS.

According to Canalys, 35.7 million Android smartphones shipped in Q1 from manufacturers including HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola and Sony Ericsson. That gave Android a 35% share of the 101 million smartphones shipped worldwide during the quarter.

Perhaps more surprisingly, Canalys estimates that Samsung shipped more bada smartphones than all manufacturers shipped Windows Phone handsets in Q1. "Samsung also shipped nearly 3.5 million bada operating system-based smart phones, outperforming total shipments of Windows Phone devices by more than a million units," says principal analyst Pete Cunningham.

"Samsung’s own operating system development, combined with the branding and investment in its Wave smart phones at mid-tier prices, has led to good uptake in developed markets, such as France, the UK and Germany. This achievement shows that there is still room for multiple operating systems, and that vendors can benefit from maintaining control of device development to hit the right markets and price points."