The table provides data about global
sales
of mobile devices from five manufacturers, between 2006 and 2012.
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Overall
, Nokia remained the dominant manufacturer for most of the period despite a late decline, Linking Words
while
Samsung and Apple experienced substantial growth. Linking Words
In contrast
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sales
for Ericsson and Motorola fell significantly over the six-year period.
In 2006, Nokia led the market with 345 Use synonyms
million
units sold, peaking at 475 Use synonyms
million
in 2008. Despite dropping to 335 Use synonyms
million
by 2012, Nokia maintained high figures relative to competitors. Samsung exhibited steady, continuous expansion, starting at 117 Use synonyms
million
in 2006 and ultimately surpassing all brands to reach a peak of 396.5 Use synonyms
million
in 2012. Apple entered the market in 2007 with just 2.3 Use synonyms
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sales
, but rapidly expanded to 135.8 Use synonyms
million
by 2012.
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Conversely
, Motorola and Ericsson recorded substantial declines. Motorola began Linking Words
strong
as the second-largest brand with 210 Rephrase
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million
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sales
in 2006, but dropped dramatically to 28 Use synonyms
million
by 2012. Use synonyms
Similarly
, Ericsson’s Linking Words
sales
fell steadily from a peak of 102 Use synonyms
million
in 2007 down to 28 Use synonyms
million
in 2012.Use synonyms