In dollar revenue terms, Sony Ericsson ($4.9 bln) became the world’s third largest handset vendor, overtaking Samsung ($4.6 bln) for the first time. Strategy Analytics forecasts 12% shipment growth during 2007, for 1.14 bln units. Emerging markets, notably India and Africa, will continue to be the main engines for volume, but not profit, growth.
| Worldwide mobile phone market share | ||||
| Share | Q4 2005 | 2005 | Q4 2006 | 2006 |
| Nokia | 34.1% | 32.4% | 35.2% | 34.1% |
| Motorola | 18.2% | 17.9% | 21.9% | 21.3% |
| Samsung | 11.1% | 12.6% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Sony Ericsson | 6.6% | 6.3% | 8.7% | 7.3% |
| LG | 6.6% | 6.7% | 5.7% | 6.3% |
| Others | 23.5% | 24.2% | 17.8% | 19.3% |
| Growth | 24.9% | 20.1% | 22.0% | 24.7% |
| Source: Strategy Analytics | ||||