Top Mobile Phone Companies

TOP MOBILE PHONE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES

1: Nokia Corporation

Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki.

• It is focused on wireless and wired telecommunications,
• It has 132,000 employees in 120 countries.
• Its sales operation is in more than 150 countries.
• Its global annual revenue is over 42.0 billion euros and operating profit of 2.0 billion as of 2010.
• Its the world's largest manufacturer of mobile telephones.
• 400 + million handsets sold worldwide is still the number 1 in this business
• Nokia's market share is around 23 % world wide.

2: Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational electronics and information technology company head quartered in Samsung Town, Seoul. It is the flagship subsidiary of the Samsung Group. 

• It is focused on wireless and wired telecommunications, Semiconductors, Slimmer panels, OLED Displays, Televisions, 3D experience, Smart TVs and apps, Mobile phones, Home appliances..

• It has 160,000 employees in 61 countries.

• Its sales operation is in more than 61 countries.

• Its global annual revenue is over 133.78 billion US Dollars and operating profit of 13.67 billion as of 2010.

• Its the world's second largest manufacturer of mobile telephones.

• 280 million handsets were sold worldwide in the year 2010.

• Samsung's market share is around 20.2 % world wide.

3: LG Electronics

LG Electronics is a global electronics and telecommunications company head quartered in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. It is a flagship subsidiary company of LG Group, one of the world's largest electronic conglomerates.

• The company operates its business through four divisions: mobile communications, home entertainment, home appliance, and air conditioning & energy solution. .
• It has 91,254 employees in 75 countries.

• Its sales operation is in more than 75 countries.

• Its global annual revenue is over 48.23 billion US Dollars and operating profit of 1.1 billion US Dollars as of 2011.

• Its the world's third largest manufacturer of mobile telephones.

• 117 million handsets were sold worldwide in the year 2010.

• L G's market share is around 6.6 % world wide.

4: Apple

Apple Inc. formerly Apple Computer, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers.

• In 1992, Apple began to movemanufacturing operations to Elk Grove, California. As of September 2010, Apple had 46,600 full time employees and had worldwide annual sales of $65.23 billion
• It is an american multinational corporation best known for Macintosh line of computers, iPod, the iphone and the ipads and also for Mac OS X operating system, the iTunes media browser, the ilife suite of multimedia and creative software, iwork suite of productivity software, Aperture: a professional photography package, final Cut Studio: a suite of professional audio and film software products, Logic studio for music production, Safari an internet browser and also iOS an Mobile operating system.
• With 55+ million handsets sold and market share of just 3.2 % it is at no 4.

5: RIM: Blackberry

Research In Motion Limited was founded in 1984 with its headquarter in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Recently Blackberry was in news for all the wrong reasons. RIM has planned for tablet and named it Blackberry Play book.

• RIM's most famous model is Blackberry and its mainly designed for business class people. Since the business class is limited, there sales are also limited.
• With 45+ million handsets sold the world over and market share of around 2.8 % it stands well at No 5

6: Motorola Inc

Motorola Inc is an American, multinational, Fortune 100,telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois.

• It is a manufacturer of wireless telephone handsets, also designing and selling wireless network infrastructure equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers.
• It's home and broadcast network products include set-top boxes, digital video recorders, and network equipment used to enable video broadcasting, computer telephony, and high-definition television.
• Its business and government customers consist mainly of wireless voice and broadband systems used to build private networks and public safety communications systems.

7: Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. The stated reason for this venture is to combine Sony's consumer electronics expertise with Ericsson's technological leadership in the communications sector. Both companies have stopped making their own mobile phones.

• It's global management is based in Hammersmith, London, and it has research & development teams in Sweden, Japan, China, Germany, the United States, India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom.
• In 2007, it was the fourth-largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world after Nokia, Motorola and Samsung. The sales of products largely increased due to the launch of the Walkman and Cyber-shot series.
• In 2008, its South Korean rival LG Electronics overtook Sony Ericsson in Q1 2008