The graph illustrates how many cell phones were sold by five popular brands from 2006 to 2012.
In general, Samsung and Apple experienced success with escalating sales while Nokia did not show a great discrepancy, and the rest decreased dramatically.
It can be seen from the chart that Samsung sold only 117 million phones in 2006, which was only around a half of Motorola's and a third of Nokia's sales figures. However, Samsung continuously grew and expanded its sales more than three times throughout the period to be the top seller in 2012 with 395. 6 million phones sold. Apple even did not have sales report in 2006 and only sold 2. 3 million phones in 2007. Despite a low start, its sales figure rocketed by almost 60 times to 135. 8 million in 2012.
Meanwhile, Nokia started with the highest sales of 345 million in 2006. But its figures witnessed drastic fluctuation and ended with 335 million in 2012. After starting with 74 million phones in 2012 and reached a peak at 102 million the next year, Ericsson's figures fell sharply to 28 million in 2012. Motorola is another country that experienced a downward trend. It dropped nonstop from 210 in 2006 to 28 million phones sold in 2012 to be the lowest seller with Ericsson.
The graph illustrates how
many
cell
phones
were sold
by five popular brands from 2006 to 2012.
In general
, Samsung and Apple experienced success with escalating
sales
while Nokia did not
show
a great discrepancy, and the rest decreased
dramatically
.
It can be
seen
from the chart that Samsung sold
only
117
million
phones
in 2006, which was
only
around a half of Motorola's and a third of Nokia's
sales
figures
.
However
, Samsung
continuously
grew and expanded its
sales
more than three times throughout the period to be the top seller in 2012 with 395. 6
million
phones
sold. Apple even did not have
sales
report in 2006 and
only
sold 2. 3
million
phones
in 2007. Despite a low
start
, its
sales
figure
rocketed by almost 60 times to 135. 8
million
in 2012.
Meanwhile, Nokia
started
with the highest
sales
of 345
million
in 2006.
But
its
figures
witnessed drastic fluctuation and ended with 335
million
in 2012. After starting with 74
million
phones
in 2012 and reached a peak at 102
million
the
next
year, Ericsson's
figures
fell
sharply
to 28
million
in 2012. Motorola is another country that experienced a downward trend. It dropped nonstop from 210 in 2006 to 28
million
phones
sold in 2012 to be the lowest seller with Ericsson.