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Global mobile phone sales reached 257.4 million units in Q1 2007, up 14 percent from Q1 2006, driven by strong sales in the Asia-Pacific and Japan, according to figures from Gartner. Gartner expects full-year 2007 sales to reach 1.15 billion units, up 16 percent from 2006. Sales in the Asia-Pacific were up 40 percent year-on-year at 90.4 million units; with sales in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) up 6 percent to 43.9 million units; sales in Japan up 16.6 percent to 14.7 million units; sales in Latin America down 2.4 percent year-on-year to 24.6 million units; sales in North America up 2 percent to 41 million units; and sales in Western Europe up 4 percent to 42.9 million units. Nokia accounted for 35.7 percent of Q1 sales at 91.97 million units, versus 76.25 million units sold in Q1 2006; followed by Motorola with an 18.5 percent share or 47.55 million, versus 45.68 million; Samsung with a 12.5 percent share or 32.06 million, versus 28.13 million units; Sony Ericsson with an 8.4 percent share or 21.71 million, up from 13.15 million units; and LG with a 6.2 percent share or 15.97 million units, up from 14.55 million phones sold in Q1 2006.

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