WRITTEN BY : HELEN ADAMS

Apple , Samsung , Google , Sony , Motorola , Huawei , OnePlus , Nokia , Blackberry and LG - here are our Top 10 phone manufacturers

While mobile phones were only released in the mid-1980s , they ' ve soon morphed into something that most can ’ t imagine living without . Amid a plethora of choice , phone manufacturers now compete for consumer attention by offering a variety of models with modern , state-of-the-art features at price points suited to different consumer groups .

Recently , though , the mobile market has been described as oversaturated . Seemingly unsinkable phone brands are frantically plundering a cache of ingenuity to coax consumers back – with some reviving reworked models for a nostalgic vibe and the rest climbing the technology ladder for cutting-edge features .

Here are our Top 10 phone manufacturers dominating the market and dreaming up innovations . manufacturingdigital . com 95