180.61 mln phones sold in Q1 2005, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung lead the market

Global mobile phone shipments experienced a healthy YTY growth of 17% and reached 180.61 mln in Q1 2005, Gartner says. Nokia, Motorola, Samsung and LG increased their market share compared to the results of Q1 2004, while Sony Ericsson and Siemens saw both unit shipments and market share fall.


Global mobile phone shipments in Q1 2005
 
Q1 2005

Q1 2004
Vendor Shipments, 000 Share, % Shipments, 000 Share, %
Nokia 54,943 30.4% 44,259 28.8%
Motorola 30,294 16.8% 25,111 16.3%
Samsung 24,099 13.3% 19,363 12.6%
LG 11,139 6.2% 8,210 5.3%
Siemens 9,943 5.5% 12,286 8.0%
Sony Ericsson 9,900 5.5% 8,639 5.6%
Others 40,293 22.3% 35,880 23.4%
Total Market 180,610 100% 153,747 100%
Source: Gartner