Vendor	Units shipped (millions) 4Q '06	Market Share	Units shipped (millions) 4Q '05	Market Share
Nokia	105.5	35.1%	83.7	34.7%
Motorola	65.7	21.9%	44.7	18.5%
Samsung	31.9	10.6%	27.2	11.3%
LG Electronics	17.0	5.7%	16.2	6.7%
Sony Ericsson	26.0	8.7%	16.1	6.7%
BenQ-Siemens	2.9	1.0%	10.0	4.1%
Others	51.3	17.1%	43.2	17.9%
Total	300.3	100.0%	241.1	100.0%
Growth		24.6%

Source: In-Stat, 2/07

Motorola: At Least It's Gaining Share

There's little to crow about at cell-phone maker Motorola lately. The shares are off, fourth-quarter profit was down and sales of the KRZR, successor to the RAZR, disappointed investors. Billionaire rabble-rouser Carl Icahn is itching for a board seat and Ron Garriques, head of Motorola's handset division, just jumped ship for Dell.

But there's a glimmer of good news. Motorola and its larger rival Nokia of Finland are gaining market share at the expense of the next-largest handset manufacturers, Samsung and LG, according to In-Stat. Motorola's share of the worldwide handset market widened to 21.9% in the fourth quarter from 18.5% a year earlier, while Nokia's grew to 35.1% from 34.7%.

Nokia and Motorola aren't gaining at the expense of all the smaller players, though. Sony Ericsson, which has set a goal of becoming one of the top three mobile phone makers in five years, also nabbed share last quarter.

Also see:

Icahn Sets His Sights on Motorola

Sony Ericsson Maxes the Mix

Posted: 2/26/07