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.
The bar charts illustrate the
number
of global
cell
phone
sales
of the top five mobile
phone
companies (
Samsung
, Apple, Nokia, LG, and ZTE) from 2009 to 2013 (in millions).
Overall
,
Samsung
and Apple have an upward trend over the period. ZTE had a positive trend for over a
half decade
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half-decade
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.
In contrast
, Nokia and LG have a downward trend between 2009 and 2013. In the first
year
,
Samsung
comprised
at
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around 250
million
then
it increased
roughly
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to roughly
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100
million
, which stood at above 300
million
in 2011. In the final
year
, the
number
of
cell
phone
sales
by
Samsung
rose sharply,
which
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and
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remained at about 450
million
. At the beginning of the period, Apple made up above 0
million
. Afterwards, it stepped up significantly
in
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each
year
.
At the end
of the period, it stayed over 100
million
Moreover
, ZTE comprised approximately 50
million
in 2009. Until 2009, it expanded minimally in 2011.
The
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In the
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final
year
, it remained at around 65
million
.
On the other hand
, the
number
of
cell
phone
sales
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
.
As a result
, the
number
of mobile
phone
sales
stayed
at
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below 300
million
in 2013.
Similarly
, in 2009, the
number
of LG
cell
phone
sales
made up at over 100
million
then
it reduced slightly in each
year
, which remained roughly 50
million
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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