Gartner published the estimates for mobile phone sales in Q3 2004. Samsung overtook Motorola in market share and for the first time took 2nd place in the list of global vendors. Nokia, Motorola and Siemens lost market share when comparing the Q3 2004 sales to Q3 2003 sales, while Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson gained market share.
Worldwide Mobile Terminal Sales to End-Users Estimates for Q3 2004 (Thousands of Units)
Q3 2004 3Q03
Company Market Market
Share Share
Q3 2004 Sales (%) 3Q03 Sales (%)
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Nokia 51,694.9 30.9 45,380.8 34.2
Samsung 22,981.2 13.8 14,837.4 11.2
Motorola 22,393.0 13.4 19,484.3 14.7
Siemens 12,758.2 7.6 12,110.4 9.1
LG 11,141.8 6.7 7,081.9 5.3
Sony Ericsson 10,683.2 6.4 7,065.1 5.3
Others 35,417.4 21.2 26,883.8 20.2
Total 167,069.7 100.0 132,843.7 100.0
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