The Top 20 most popular phones of 2018

01 January 2019
As we bid farewell to 2018, we look back and see total domination of Samsung and Xiaomi.

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  • Anonymous
  • nDi
  • 01 Jan 2019

PeterThePanda, 01 Jan 2019Lol. Even with a Top 20 list, no overpriced iCrap in sight.... moreIt's because Indians don't have money to buy iPhones.

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    • Alien
    • 3RM
    • 01 Jan 2019

    I'll take the Note 9 or the S9+. The rest is pure wannabe junk.
    Who wishes for a china brand??

      Congratulations to Xiaomi!
      Excellent built + value for money.

      Waiting for the Mix 3 to arrive in my country. Should be very soon.

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        • mt$
        • 01 Jan 2019

        No apple in this list. What a relief and how people become more sensible.

          Glad to be using the 2nd most popular phone of 2018 in GSMArena!
          Wish I just waited a little longer and got the most popular phone of 2018 for just a few more bucks, but simply no regrets on my Redmi 5 Plus!

            Lol. Even with a Top 20 list, no overpriced iCrap in sight. It probably won't appear even in a Top 50 list. :P

              Genza, 01 Jan 2019Like it or not many people should give thanks to chinese co... moreTotally agreed! In India I still remember it all started with Moto G (1st Gen) which was one of the first online exclusive phones! At that time it had the specs which no other phone had at that price, the price of less than $200. Alongside, Xiaomi Redmi 1S was launched which costed less than $100, so together these 2 phones had completely changed the definition of budget smartphones! These were the revolutions of smartphone market.
              Otherwise we would still be using those horrible Samsung Grand 5 or 6, or HTC Desire something something!
              Had Moto stayed on the same track, it would still have been in the competition, but Lenovo had some different plans!

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                • Ammar Haider
                • sy0
                • 01 Jan 2019

                Xiaomi all the way

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                  • Anonymous
                  • nDE
                  • 01 Jan 2019

                  Xiaomi rules :))
                  Great devices with great prices. At least for now.

                    I finally had the opportunity to buy the xiaomi mi max 3 and it certainly blew away expectations and hurled them smack in the face of the competition. For such a competitive price range, their handsets give the big players a good run for their money. I can't wait to see what they can do this 2019. And I hope they will continue to awe and cater to the general public the way the perfect oem should.

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                      • Genza
                      • t@g
                      • 01 Jan 2019

                      Like it or not many people should give thanks to chinese companies like Xiaomi and others.
                      Because of them many of us can get affordable smartphone with great features, specs and even great build quality.

                      Without them most of us will stuck at crappy entry level to mid-end phones from Samsung, LG, and other well known brands.

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                        • Victor
                        • bxd
                        • 01 Jan 2019

                        Happy new Year ^~^ offcial system show 1 January 2018.... Zzz hahaha

                          Samsung's gotta get serious now