The provided bar chart illustrates the proportion of global sales divided by top 5 selfphones brands during the year 2009 and 2013.
Overall, two brands , such as Samsung and Nokia, show the highest sales level throughout the period, while the level of sales for the rest of brands are relatively small, it means that they could face some challenges in competing with Nokia and Samsung.
The figures represented by Samsung had a stable growth from around 230 in 2009 to exactly 450 in 2013. As for the apple brand, the rate started from approximately 20 in 2009, but was increased by around 90 in 2011 and reached a peak to 150 in 2013. The Nokia had remarkable amount of sales accounted around 440 in 2009, but this rate felt over time to 250 in 2013.
The LG brand sales rate was above 100 in 2009, but over the period it decreased to below 100 in 2013. It is interesting to note, that the ZTE figures were stable during the whole period.
