Western European mobile phone market, consisting of traditional mobile phones and converged devices, grew by 9% YTY in Q3 2006, with shipments reaching 44.1 mln units compared to 40.5 mln units in Q3 2005.
| Western European mobile phone market in Q3 2006 | |||||
| Q3 2006 | Q3 2005 | Growth | |||
| Vendor | Shipments | Share | Shipments | Share | YTY |
| Nokia | 15.5 | 35.1% | 14.2 | 35.0% | 9.0% |
| Samsung | 7.4 | 16.9% | 6.2 | 15.2% | 20.7% |
| Motorola | 5.9 | 13.5% | 6.0 | 14.7% | -0.6% |
| Sony Ericsson | 5.9 | 13.4% | 4.6 | 11.3% | 28.9% |
| BenQ Siemens | 2.8 | 6.4% | 2.9 | 7.2% | -3.4% |
| Others | 6.5 | 14.8% | 6.7 | 16.5% | -2.6% |
| Total | 44.1 | 100.0% | 40.5 | 100.0% | 8.8% |
| Source: IDC | |||||