Band 8+: 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 provides information about the percentage of the mobile phone market held by various providers in the years 2005 and 2006.

Overall, Nokia held the largest market share in both years, while there was a slight decline in the global market share among most companies, except for Nokia, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson.

Nokia dominated the global market share in both 2005 and 2006, with its share increasing from 32.5% in 2005 to 35% in 2006. Motorola experienced significant growth during this period, rising from 17.7% to 21.1%. In contrast, Sony Ericsson’s market share was modest, starting at 6.3% in 2005 and reaching 7.4% by the end of 2006.

Among the remaining companies, BenQ Mobile had the smallest market share, with 4.9% in 2005, which fell to 2.4% in 2006. Although Samsung and LG had larger sales figures than BenQ Mobile, they both experienced a slight decline. Samsung’s market share decreased from 12.7% in the first year to 11.8% in the second year. Similarly, LG’s sales accounted for 6.7% in 2005 and fell to 6.3% in 2006. Other companies had a combined market share higher than Motorola’s, which stood at 19.2% in 2005, but this number dropped rapidly to 16.2% by 2006.