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LG
Founded in 1958
LG Electronics Inc . ( LG ) was founded in 1958 , South Korea . In 2020 , the company sold 23 million phones , totalling 2 % of the worldwide mobile phone market .
Last year , however , LG announced that it would close its mobile business unit , due to a combination of increased competitiveness from the rest of the mobile phone sector and a desire to concentrate on manufacturing EV components , smart homes and other connected devices .
Nevertheless , LG will continue to support the millions of loyal LG customers with software updates .
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Blackberry
Founded in 1984
Once the purveyor of the most in-demand mobile phone , BlackBerry announced its comeback with the creation of a 5G smartphone , exciting QWERTY keyboard texters around the world . But , with smartphone stalwarts dominating the market , the 5G project was cancelled and the Canadian manufacturer said it would no longer be manufacturing phones , instead focusing on security .
The iconic noughties device is now set to get a movie biopic , covering its meteoric rise to tech glory and its smashed-screen freefall .
96 October 2022