Apple is finally overtaking Nokia in terms of smartphone shipments this year, as the number of iPhones it shipped worldwide has doubled from last year. Apple will ship over 86 million phones in 2011, which is up 82% from 2010. Nokia, on the other hand, will see its shipments fall to under 75 million units from 100 million in 2010.

These statistics highlight how quickly positions can change in the fast evolving smartphone world, and how much influence that Apple has attained as the sole manufacturer of the iPhone. The total shipment volume of Android handsets is still much greater than iPhones, but these sales are shared among a number of manufacturers while Apple dominates as the single largest smartphone producer in the world. In terms of volume growth, Samsung will see the highest percentage increase in shipments year on year.