Top mobile phone vendor in Q4 2007: Nokia, Samsung, Motorola

The worldwide mobile phone market grew to 300 mln devices in Q4 2007. According to IDC, the 334.0 mln handsets shipped during the holiday quarter was a new record for the industry, and was up 15.3% over Q4 2007. Total shipments reached 1,144.1 mln units in 2007 with 12.4% overall growth.

Vendor Shipments, 2007 Share, 2007 Shipments, 2006 Share, 2006 Growth, YTY
Nokia 437.1 38.2% 347.5 34.2% 25.8%
Samsung 161.1 14.1% 113.7 11.2% 41.7%
Motorola 159.0 13.9% 217.4 21.4% -26.9%
Sony Ericsson 103.4 9.0% 74.7 7.3% 38.4%
LG Electronics 80.5 7.0% 63.5 6.2% 26.8%
Others 202.9 17.7% 200.6 19.7% 1.1%
Total 1144.1 100.0% 1017.4 100.0% 12.4%

Source: IDC