Counterpoint: Premium smartphone market grew in 2023, Apple remains at the top

02 January 2024
Devices over $600 are expected to increase 6% YoY.

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  • 03 Jan 2024

Never mock Apple.
more mocking = more stronger Apple become

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    • 03 Jan 2024

    2024 and people still care about this.. it’s just a matter of preference.

    If you love using ios, just buy Apple, if you love how android work, just buy android phones ..

    Personally I used both and android as my daily driver.. ios as second or backup phone. I admit iphone 15pro max is too expensive and if you using last year or 2 year old apple devices, it still run the same ios version as ip 15 pro max and it will not affect your user experience. Why spend more for the same experience? Same thing can be said about android.

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      • 03 Jan 2024

      Anton el papi, 02 Jan 2024Wow, you're speaking for a population of 1.5 billion p... moreYour friends and majority of youtubers account for 0.00001% of the population
      Nobody care about them

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        • 03 Jan 2024

        Anonymous, 02 Jan 2024False. People that can pay more are ones frequently buying... moreCome out of internet and you will see people are using their phones for 5+ years without any issues

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          • 03 Jan 2024

          justasmile, 03 Jan 2024No? I see the iPhones everywhere and people choose it for v... moreWhat are the reason ?

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            • 03 Jan 2024

            Rotciv Ikias, 03 Jan 2024We are saying the same thing It can never increase over ... moreWho is we ?

              Anonymous, 02 Jan 2024Had iphones because you wanted. Even ppl that own chine... moreI wanted until i saw there are better phones.

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                • 03 Jan 2024

                Ssg, 02 Jan 2024Stop accusing Gsmarena... This is an entire independent sit... moreGSMArena Lawyer? It's my own observation based on how they review and how they pick their favorites. So what's your problem about my "own" opinion? Funny how someone reacts to someone's opinion. The world is not at peace, and you are not at peace. Get a life. LOL

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                  • 03 Jan 2024

                  Rotciv Ikias, 03 Jan 2024Can you read? I said in the android space not overall market Can you read? This article is about premium smartphone market, which Apple remains number one. You're hatred is killing your comprehension and you're making a comment far from what is written on this article.. you're wasting your time about what I posted. Why not ask GSMArena to post about android space where you can comment all you want. Stop being pathetic and get a life. LOL

                    rRadD, 02 Jan 2024iPhone hater spotted. Have you read the article? So what�... moreCan you read? I said in the android space not overall market

                      Anonymous, 02 Jan 2024Poverty won't decrease any time soon. The only reason ... moreWe are saying the same thing

                      It can never increase over midrange or budget smartphones market share except poverty is gone which is also not going anywhere anytime soon

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                        justasmile, 02 Jan 2024Too bad, teens have fell for peer pressure and bought an iP... moreNo. Its not peer pressure. Why choose something that wouldnt be have software update after 2 years?

                          MakeMotoBetterAgain, 02 Jan 2024only people in america spend so much on a phone.No? I see the iPhones everywhere and people choose it for various reasons other than the brand logo.

                            mienienglesss, 02 Jan 2024from what i observe - half of the iPhones on sales are midr... moreA15 is actually better than Snapdragon 8 gen 1, scoring close to 8+ gen 1 and even beating it in CPU performance. At its time of 2022 (not even 2021, it's just simply a beast) release it's still powerful.

                              Too bad, teens have fell for peer pressure and bought an iPhone 15 instead of something like Samsung S23 or even Nothing Phone 2.

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                                • 02 Jan 2024

                                jiyen235, 02 Jan 2024Apple knows how to nerf lower end products enough to make t... moreLet's pretend even 0,00001% of iphones users use iphones because of iOS.
                                Do not even know it has own OS.

                                  Apple knows how to nerf lower end products enough to make them viable but the Pro phones very desirable. Android manufacturers just can't afford to do that as that is just another market to gain sales, but Apple can do it cus Apple, there's no alternative to iPhones if you want ios so you need an iPhone. So yeah makes sense why people get Apple phones, they not only are good phones, they keep you in the Apple ecosystem and people who used lower end iPhones must have upgraded as well due to FOMO, additionally it has the brand value no other phone has. Even though Ultra phones cost close to the iPhone Pro Max, they're considered cheaper. There's that bit of value. But still, the amount of dominance in statistics is still mind boggling

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                                    PureOS, 02 Jan 2024Wrong as i said. I had 2 times iphone, and i can afford it ... moreHad iphones because you wanted.

                                    Even ppl that own chinese brands use iphone over own phones

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                                      Txindoki, 02 Jan 2024Even if it is true, that demonstrates the supply chain has ... moreNo. Because they do not even have kirin 9000s ( aka 9000 rebranded) to sell mate 60 series as much they want.

                                      Also, going to domestic suppliers is bad idea. Phone cant be premium this way.

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                                        • 02 Jan 2024

                                        Anonymous, 02 Jan 2024Poverty won't decrease any time soon. The only reason ... moreFalse. People that can pay more are ones frequently buying new phones.