The chart illustrated comparison between the global market share of mobile phone market for manufacturers in the years 2005 and 2006.
Overall, Nokia were by far the best mobile phone manufacturer in both 2005 and 2006. In contrast, the worst selling mobile phones were from BenQ Mobile. While most manufacturers experience an increase in sales, some of them were not as successful and have declined in sales.
As presented, Nokia dominated the market share in 2005 and their market share increased by 2.5% the following year. Motorola had the second highest market share comprising over 17% in 2005 and their market share increase by a significant 4%. Samsung had been able to maintain the third position for their worldwide mobile phone market share, though they experienced a slight declined in sales decreased from 12.7% to 11.8%.
On the contrary, Sony Ericsson and L.G both had more than 6% market share in 2005. In 2006, though Sony Ericsson’s market share increased by 1%, L.G’s market share decreased. BenQ Mobile had the lowest market share in the cell phone market and their share dropped to half in 2006 than the previous year. All other mobile manufacturers’ market share comprised over 19% in 2005 and that reduced to slightly over 16% as Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson had been able to secure more market share worldwide.