Worldwide mobile phone shipments up 26% in Q2 2006

Global mobile phone shipments grew a healthy 26% YTY, to reach 235 mln units in Q2 2006, according to Strategy Analytics. Nokia and Motorola dominated sales and accounted for a record 55% combined share during the quarter.

Global mobile phone shipments Q2 2005 – Q2 2006

Vendor Q2 2005 Q3 2005 Q4 2005 2005 Q1 2006 Q2 2006
Nokia 60.8 66.6 83.7 264.9 75.1 78.4
Motorola 33.9 38.7 44.7 146.0 46.1 51.9
Samsung 24.4 26.8 27.2 102.9 29.0 26.3
Sony Ericsson 11.8 13.8 16.1 51.1 13.3 15.7
LG 12.1 15.5 16.2 54.9 15.6 15.3
Others 44.2 48.8 57.6 197.2 46.6 47.7
Total 187.2 210.2 245.5 817.0 225.7 235.3
Source: Strategy Analytics