The table shows the number of mobile phones sold in millions for a period of six years. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and makecomparisons where relevant.

The table illustrates the

amount

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of phones sold (in millions) from 2006 to 2012. The companies featured are

:

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Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola and Apple. Throughout the years three out of 5 companies had a decreasing amount of retail,

for example

in 2008 Nokia peaked with 475

million

mobile phones sold, but by 2012, that number had dropped to 335

million

. Ericsson and Motorola saw significant declines as well, the numbers falling by 46

million

for the first company and by 182

million

for the second one from 2006 to 2012

On the other hand

, Apple and Samsung had mounting sales,

although

Apple had only started producing phones in 2007, the

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of mobiles sold rapidly increased, starting off with 2,3

million

pieces sold in 2007 to 135.8

million

in 2012. Samsung,

however

, has met the greatest growth in retail,with sales rising from 117

million

in 2006 to 396.5

million

in 2012. In conclusion, the table shows the tendencies of the population throughout the year and the change in people’s choices when buying devices.