(*7*) Apple
Counterpoint has a brand new report on the top-selling phone models of 2023, and for the primary time, the top seven offered models for the yr are all iPhones. The report tracks worldwide gross sales of particular person smartphone models, and whereas lots of of new telephones are launched yearly, Counterpoint says this top-10 listing represents a whopping 20 p.c of the worldwide market.
The top three spots are all the iPhone 14 models, with the cheaper base mannequin taking the top spot. 2023 noticed the discharge of the iPhone 15, however solely in September 2023. The iPhone 15 models rocketed to spots 5, 6, and 7 with solely about three months of gross sales. Sandwiched in between the 14 and 15 models at No. 4 is the iPhone 13, the most affordable modern-looking iPhone Apple sells.
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The precise most cost-effective iPhone, the iPhone SE, did not make the listing this yr. The dated design and (perhaps?) small dimension is not resonating with customers, and proper now, the rumor mill suggests Apple will not be making one other SE. The 2022 model of this report included the SE, so eight of the top 10 units had been Apple telephones, however a Samsung phone crept in at spot No. 4.
Speaking of Samsung, the underside three telephones within the listing are all Samsung telephones, however in all probability none anybody has ever heard of. Samsung has a lot of costly flagships, just like the Galaxy Z Fold at $1,800, however the telephones it ships at quantity are all funds units. Spot No. 8 is the $200 Galaxy A14 5G. No. 9 is the very backside of Samsung’s phone lineup, the $100 Galaxy A04e, after which, at No. 10, a Galaxy A14 4G (not 5G), which is round $160. We’re attempting to go by MSRP for these phone costs, however they all have a tendency to not promote at MSRP. These cheaper units are incessantly on sale or are out there as burner telephones on a two-year pre-paid plan at a giant low cost.
It’s onerous for any Samsung phone to face out available in the market as a result of Samsung releases so many units. If we have a look at the GSM Arena’s database for telephones launched from 2021–2023, Apple has launched 13 telephones, whereas Samsung has 89 completely different models.