iPhone 15 is the best-selling smartphone in Q3 2024 worldwide

According to Counterpoint's market research, the vanilla iPhone 15 was the best-selling smartphone in the world in Q3 this year. The handset is followed by its siblings, the iPhone 15 Pro Max and 15 Pro.

However, Samsung took more spots in the top 10, many of which are occupied by the company's budget Galaxy A series. The Galaxy S24 placed tenth, outperformed by Xiaomi's Redmi 13C.

In total these 10 smartphones accounted for an impressive 19% of the total sales in the Septemnber quarter.

There's a noticeable shift in consumer demand as users are now looking for higher-end phones, including in emerging markets. Due to reasonable trade-in offers and local financing schemes, the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max see significant growth in those markets.

Samsung's Galaxy S24 is the first Galaxy S series phone to get a spot in the top 10 in Q3 since 2018.

Xiaomi's Redmi 13C rides on the success of its predecessor, the Redmi 12C, as it offers better specs than the vast majority of its competitors in the segment.

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Incredible stats show the real situation in the market. The majority of people are looking for a mainstream, properly-working phone that will do most of the tasks. Yet, they are split between those who spend money buying a status symbol and those who...

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Yup, it's the same thing again and again every year. So whenever some analysts or tech blogger come up with an article how demand of iPhone is "low," take it with a grain of salt. Remember about the articles saying how iPhone 16 n...

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It's amazing that you stay anonymous so you can comment to all articles pertaining to iPhones, which means, you badly want an iPhone, but you couldn't have one... then you start hating. LOL!

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