Units shipped in the quarter reached 13.8 million, a 29% increase compared to the same period last year. Sales for the quarter were Euro 2,055 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 22%. Income before taxes was Euro 151 million and net income was Euro 104 million, which represents a year-on-year increase of Euro 15 million and Euro 14 million respectively.

These figures of course look good, but with only 13,8 million handsets shipped, compared with Nokia’s 66 million and Motorola’s 38.7 million, Sony Ericsson clearly has a way to go to catch the market leaders. That said, it’s on a roll at the moment with some stunning new handsets, so it’ll be interesting to see what the figures are like for the next quarter, after Santa’s delivered his magic.