Band 9: The table shows the worldwide market share of the mobile phone market for manufactures in the years 2005 and 2006. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table presents a comparative analysis of the global mobile phone market share among various manufacturers for the years 2005 and 2006.

Notably, Nokia maintained its dominance in the market throughout this period, while BenQ Mobile consistently recorded the lowest share. Overall market dynamics revealed variations in the performance of several key players.

In 2005, Nokia commanded an impressive 32.5% of the global market share, which further increased to 35% in 2006. Motorola ranked second with a share of 17.7% in 2005, which saw a notable rise to 21.1% in the subsequent year. In contrast, Samsung experienced a slight decline in market share, dropping from 12.7% in 2005 to 11.8% in 2006. Likewise, LG’s market share decreased marginally from 6.7% to 6.3%. Sony Ericsson recorded a moderate growth, improving from 6.3% in 2005 to 7.4% in 2006.

In terms of underperformance, BenQ Mobile exhibited the most significant downturn in market share, plummeting from 4.9% in 2005 to just 2.4% in 2006. Additionally, the ‘Others’ category, which encapsulates various smaller manufacturers, experienced a decline from 19.2% to 16.2% over the same period.