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 make comparisons where relevant.

The table illustrates the number of phones sold in the past six years.

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, during the six years, the

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of Apple and Samsung have dramatically increased. In 2006, Ericsson had the lowest quantity of

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and still remained the smallest.

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Nokia had the greatest, it gradually reduced to 335 in 2012. In the same year, Samsung's

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surprisingly rose to 396.5,

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Apple's goods noticeably went up to 135.8. The first major feature is that Apple did not sell products until 2007.

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, the company had the lowest

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figures, but during the period, its goods became more popular and rose to 135.8 in 2012.

On the other hand

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, at the beginning of 2006, Motorola had 210

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; in the period from 2009 to 2010,

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steeply dropped from 59 to 39. In 2012, Motorola's

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crucially fell to 28.

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, Ericsson had a downward trend that started in 2006 with 74 and

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gradually reached 102 in 2007.

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, from 2008 to 2012,

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remarkably dipped to 28.