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TL;DR
- A report from Counterpoint that includes knowledge for December 2023 and all of 2023 showcases how Apple dominated the gross sales chart globally, with many of the prime slots going to iPhones.
- Samsung telephones break into the record, however solely with funds fashions.
- Android flagships just like the Galaxy S23 collection didn’t create comparable market momentum to characteristic as best-selling smartphones.
We love our Android flagships, and in some ways, they’re higher than Apple’s flagship iPhone. Nonetheless, customers around the globe don’t essentially agree. Customers have overwhelmingly chosen iPhones in the case of voting with their wallets, as seven of the highest 10 greatest smartphones globally have been all iPhones.
In accordance with Counterpoint‘s newest report, the highest seven greatest sellers in December 2023 have been all iPhones, primarily unfold throughout the iPhone 14 collection and iPhone 15 collection, with the iPhone 13 additionally scoring a seat. The highest 10 smartphones in all of 2023 captured a mixed market share of 20%, up from 19% in 2022.
The iPhone 14 was the best-selling smartphone of 2023. It managed to seize 19% of whole iPhone gross sales in 2023, which the report notes isn’t as spectacular as 2022’s bestseller iPhone 13’s erstwhile 28% share. Apple’s whole gross sales remained flat in 2023, which is optimistic when you think about that gross sales of main Android opponents declined. The iPhone 15 collection took the highest three spots for This fall 2023, so there’s an opportunity we see them extending their good run even into 2024.
For those who have been in search of Android telephones within the record, you’ll solely discover funds Android smartphones, and that too, solely from Samsung. The Galaxy A14 5G, Galaxy A04e, and Galaxy A14 4G occupied the underside three spots within the prime 10 record for December 2023.
It is very important notice that the majority main Android flagship launches occurred in January 2024, although there have been some launches in China in December 2023. Google did launch the Pixel 8 collection in October 2023, and that’s clearly nowhere on the record.
Counterpoint’s infographic focuses solely on December 2023 and misses out on the larger image for the entire of 2023. Earlier within the month, a report from Canalys put collectively the yearly pattern in an infographic.
Even then, the highest 5 smartphones globally have been iPhones. Samsung’s presence was restricted to a few of the underside 5 spots, although this report does assign good success to the mid-range Galaxy A54 5G. Android flagships just like the Samsung Galaxy S23 collection are nowhere to be discovered on the bestsellers record, and that’s not good.
For 2024, we are able to count on Apple’s momentum to proceed for the start of the 12 months, not less than, because the iPhone 15 collection sits solidly as iPhone to improve to. Chinese language manufacturers might additionally enter the record with newer launches in the beginning of the 12 months. Nonetheless, we’d like to see extra Android telephones offered worldwide all year long, which is supremely vital for the longer-term well being of the Android platform and the broader smartphone ecosystem.
