8 Out Of 10 Best-Selling Smartphones In 2022 Were iPhones, New Report Says
Apple iPhones were among 8 out of the 10 top-selling smartphones of 2022, a report by Counterpoint Research states. This makes Apple the first brand to claim eight spots in the top 10 best-selling smartphone list for the year 2022.
Apple topped the list with iPhone 13 being the best-selling smartphone of 2022 - making up 28% of all iPhone sales. It was the best-selling device in major markets like China, US, UK, Germany, and France. It sold twice as many units as the second best-selling smartphone of 2022 - the iPhone 13 Pro Max.
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The two spots that remained were taken by Samsung with its models Galaxy A13 and Galaxy A03. Last year, the South Korean giant had only spot on the list. Caribbean and Latin America (CALA), followed by India, accounted for most sales of the Samsung Galaxy A13, the report adds.?
From the entire list, the Galaxy A03 was the most affordable smartphone and sold well in CALA, Africa, and the Middle-East. These are the only 4G phones to make it to the list.
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According to Counterpoint Research, the iPhone 13 remained the best-selling smartphone each month after its launch in September 2021 till August 2022. Price cuts after the launch of the iPhone 14 series further drove sales of the iPhone 13.?
Top 10 best-selling smartphones in 2022:
- Apple iPhone 13
- Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Samsung Galaxy A13
- Apple iPhone 13 Pro
- Apple iPhone 12
- Apple iPhone 14
- Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- Apple iPhone SE 2022
- Samsung Galaxy A03
For the first time ever, the iPhone 13 Pro Max sold more units than just the Pro version in 2022. iPhone 14 Max Pro took the third spot owing to new features like the Dynamic Island.
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The oldest model on the list is the iPhone 12 that continues to sell well in the US, Japan, and China.?The number of active smartphone models has fallen from 4,200 in 2021 to 3,600 in 2022.
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