The chart below shows global sales of the top five mobile phone brands between 2009 and 2013. Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the information shown below. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows global sales of the top five mobile phone brands between 2009 and 2013.

Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the information shown below.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The bar charts illustrate the
number
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of global
cell
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phone
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sales
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of the top five mobile
phone
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companies (
Samsung
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, Apple, Nokia, LG, and ZTE) from 2009 to 2013 (in millions).
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,
Samsung
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and Apple have an upward trend over the period. ZTE had a positive trend for over a
half decade
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.
In contrast
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, Nokia and LG have a downward trend between 2009 and 2013. In the first
year
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,
Samsung
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comprised
at
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around 250
million
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then
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it increased
roughly
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to roughly
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100
million
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, which stood at above 300
million
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in 2011. In the final
year
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, the
number
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of
cell
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phone
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sales
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by
Samsung
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rose sharply,
which
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remained at about 450
million
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. At the beginning of the period, Apple made up above 0
million
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. Afterwards, it stepped up significantly
in
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each
year
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.
At the end
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of the period, it stayed over 100
million
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Moreover
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, ZTE comprised approximately 50
million
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in 2009. Until 2009, it expanded minimally in 2011.
The
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final
year
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, it remained at around 65
million
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.
On the other hand
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, the
number
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of
cell
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phone
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sales
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by Nokia stood at under 500
millions
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million
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in 2009. Between 2011 and 2013, it decreased swiftly each
year
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.
As a result
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, the
number
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of mobile
phone
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sales
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stayed
at
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below 300
million
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in 2013.
Similarly
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, in 2009, the
number
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of LG
cell
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phone
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sales
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made up at over 100
million
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then
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it reduced slightly in each
year
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, which remained roughly 50
million
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in 2013.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, cell, phone, sales, samsung, year, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "stayed" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "stood" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "roughly" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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