| Description: | 25 January 2013Last updated at 14:04 GMT Samsung leads mobile phone shipments
Samsung accounted for one in four of all mobile phones shipped worldwide last year, as its shipments rose nearly 20% to 396.5 million, a report says.
Apple's phone shipments grew by 46% to a record 135.8 million mobile phones worldwide in 2012.
But Nokia's global phone shipments fell by 20% from 417.1 million units in 2011 to 335.6 million.
Overall, total shipments grew by 2% annually to reach 1.6 billion units in 2012, according to Strategy Analytics.
Neil Shah, senior analyst at the research firm, said: "Ongoing macroeconomic challenges in mature markets like North America and Western Europe, tighter operator upgrade policies, and shifting consumer tastes" were among the reasons for the modest global growth figure.
He added: "Fuelled by robust demand for its popular Galaxy models, Sa |