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Apple’s iPhone has seen quite a jump in global smartphone market share, according to new numbers from market research group, IDC. Last quarter, the handset accounted for some 16.1 percent of the market. The iPhone claimed 10.9 percent for the same period, a year prior.

The iPhone also saw a large jump in shipments, moving 8.8 million units–that’s up 131.6 percent from the 7.3 million phones it shipped a year prior.

RIM, on the other hand, saw a bit of a drop off in its market numbers, from 20.9 to 19.4 percent. That said, the company still increased shipments, from 7.3 million to 10.6 million units.

According to the numbers, smartphones now account for 18.8 percent of all cell phones shipped. that number was 14.4 percent a year prior.