The 20 most popular phones of 2015

03 January, 2016
We take a quick look at the most frequently visited handsets in our database for 2015.

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  • Anonymous
  • Ibx
  • 04 Jan 2016

Wheres Sony Z5!??

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    • AnonD-484026
    • YPe
    • 04 Jan 2016

    NO Nexus 6P???

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      • Crismin
      • Pxs
      • 04 Jan 2016

      omg samsung???lol

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        • Anonymous
        • Khs
        • 04 Jan 2016

        Wow! Asus Zenfone 2!

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          • Angry Mobile Nerd
          • tDb
          • 04 Jan 2016

          NikiG, 03 Jan 2016The list is of "most popular" phones ;) so it's a balance o... moreExactly. This is actually a list of the most popular phones according to gsmarena readers and you'll notice over half are budget phones.

          Too bad gsmarena won't do a neat little info graphic about where their readers are from but I could take a wild guess...

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            • Anonymous
            • 2C%
            • 04 Jan 2016


            Why is the Samsung Galaxy j1 in that list. It's the failure phone of 2015..

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              • AnonD-484016
              • XMV
              • 04 Jan 2016

              where is samsung galaxy grand prime???

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                • Anonymous
                • 7AY
                • 03 Jan 2016

                NikiG, 03 Jan 2016The list is of "most popular" phones ;) so it's a balance o... moreNo, it is a compiled list ranking the most frequently visited handsets in the GSMArena database. That is the only criterion.

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                  • AnonD-248589
                  • Ibx
                  • 03 Jan 2016

                  Mi4c was the best value of 2015, it still is.

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                    • NikiG
                    • sR3
                    • 03 Jan 2016

                    AnonD-478961, 03 Jan 2016So sad its definately sony z5 nd z5p r deserved the 1 r 2nd... moreThe list is of "most popular" phones ;) so it's a balance of value, features, availability and overall price. There are a few "flagships" but not many. See how iPhone is missing too ;)

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                      • Anonymous
                      • n5u
                      • 03 Jan 2016

                      AnonD-478961, 03 Jan 2016So sad its definately sony z5 nd z5p r deserved the 1 r 2nd... moreGreat phones but no one buys them

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                        • AnonD-203
                        • JK%
                        • 03 Jan 2016

                        What about the best compact smartphone in 2015, Sony Xperia Z3 Compact???

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                          • uZa
                          • 03 Jan 2016

                          So sad its definately sony z5 nd z5p r deserved the 1 r 2nd position .

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Khv
                            • 03 Jan 2016

                            Honor 7 ?

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                              • t}c
                              • 03 Jan 2016

                              This is the first time in gsmarena, I'm not seeing a single sony phone in their top xxx list..
                              To be fair, their midrangers(C5ultra) and Z5 series were pretty good and unique.. Awesome camera, dual sim, great design, weather proof..

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                                • RIF
                                • 03 Jan 2016

                                Zenodroid, 03 Jan 2016just really bad that s6 is the worst flagship in samsungs h... moreIPhone fanboy detected

                                  just really bad that s6 is the worst flagship in samsungs history. slow, unstable, kills battery faster than rabbits f*ck and eats ram way to fast. glad i got note 5 instead. and the reason i took note 5 over edge +, is bc i dont like the curvy screen that makes the price way high. curved back is ok, but i want my screen normal. but tbh, samsung and most other brands are going the wrong way. we need better phones, not smaller smart tv!

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                                    • AnonD-477922
                                    • YWi
                                    • 03 Jan 2016

                                    The biggest success of samsung for past 6 year is to reclaim the synonym of 'cell phone' from nokia in common people's dictionary.

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                                      • Sourav
                                      • KA6
                                      • 03 Jan 2016

                                      AnonD-313923, 03 Jan 2016I think MEIZU MX5 and Zte Axon deserves a place in this listYou are totally right

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