The bar chart compares the revenues of 5 leading phone brands in the course of 3 years, starting from 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Overall, there were significant declines in the sales of Nokia and LG, while Samsung, Apple and ZTE reported upsticks over the specified period. Additionally, Nokia led other brands in 2009 but was surpassed by Samsung in 2013.
Samsung and Apple experienced a soar during the period. Samsung began at a moderate figure of roughly $260 million, which then surged to 4̀0 million in 2013. The initial sale of Apple was just $25 million, but it then soared by an impressive five time in 2013. However, ZTE kept a stable increase over time, starting with just over $50 million.
Inspite of being the top position in phone sale (at under $450 million), Nokia revenue dropped drastically since 2011, plummeting to 2,500 million. The initial figure for LG was approximately $1.25 million, higher than that of in 2013 by $100 million.
