Sales and Market Share
Sony Ericsson posted its first profit in the second half of 2003. Since then, the sales figures from phones have been:
| Calendar year | Unit sales (millions) |
| 2004 | 42 |
| 2005 | 50 |
| 2006 | 74.8 |
| 2007 | 103.4 |
| 2008 | 96.6 |
| 2009 | 57.1 |
| 2010 | 43.1 |
| 2011 | 34.4 |
In the third-quarter of 2009, Sony Ericsson had a 5% global market share in mobile phone handsets, the fourth-largest after Nokia (37%), Samsung (21%) and LG (11%).
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