Seven of the highest ten finest promoting telephones in 2023 have been iPhones

A brand new rating of the highest ten finest promoting telephones on the earth has discovered that, for the primary time, Apple has taken the highest seven slots. The most recent rating is for 2023 as an entire.

It’s not till we attain fifth place that the primary of the iPhone 15 line-up places in an look …

Counterpoint revealed the rating, along with the worldwide market share achieved by every mannequin:

1. iPhone 14 3.9%
2. iPhone 14 Professional Max 2.8%
3. iPhone 14 Professional 2.4%
4. iPhone 13 2.2%
5. iPhone 15 Professional Max 1.7%
6. iPhone 15 Professional 1.4%
7. iPhone 15 1.4%
8. Galaxy A14 5G 1.4%
9. Galaxy A04e 1.3%
10. Galaxy A14 4G 1.3%

The corporate says that is the primary time Apple has managed the highest seven positions.

Apple, for the primary time, captured the highest seven positions within the world checklist of best-selling smartphones in 2023, in line with Counterpoint Analysis’s International Month-to-month Handset Mannequin Gross sales Tracker.

Samsung secured the remaining three locations within the checklist, marking a rise of 1 spot from the 2022 checklist. There have been no different manufacturers on the checklist since 2021.

The mixed market share of the highest 10 smartphones reached the best ever at 20% in 2023, up from 19% in 2022.

It’s regular for older fashions to promote higher than newer ones, because of their cheaper price. For instance, in 2022, the iPhone 14 was the shiny new toy, however the best-selling iPhone was the iPhone 13.

What we do see this yr, nonetheless, is that the Professional fashions function far more closely. That’s doubtless because of the far larger function distinction within the Professional line-up.

Apple’s iPhone 14 was the best-selling smartphone of 2023, with the US and China making up half of its gross sales. Additional, the mannequin contributed 19% of the entire iPhone gross sales for 2023, down from the 2022 bestseller iPhone 13’s 28% share. Restricted differentiation between the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 led to decrease adoption of the bottom variant and elevated gross sales of the iPhone Professional variants, which supply substantial upgrades like Dynamic Island, a extra superior chipset and the next show refresh price. 

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