Counterpoint: Apple had 7 of the 10 best-selling smartphones in 2023

21 February 2024
Samsung was the only other vendor present on the list with a trio of affordable Galaxy A-series devices.

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SuperSpruce, 22 Feb 2024Apple is truly unstoppable. People flock to the phone with ... moreBy who? 🤷

    Apple is truly unstoppable. People flock to the phone with the least features, highest storage markups, and highest overall prices for that sweet sweet blue bubble. It's gotten to a point where you are literally discriminated against if you have an Android phone.

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      • Anonymous
      • 8sc
      • 22 Feb 2024

      [deleted post]Oh, you are just so so wrong on this one. Once, you will be able to understand and appreciate the synergy between the hardware and software that is happening only with Apple devices, will you also be able to stop judging people by what they wear, drive, or use in general. Having an iPhone is not a statement my friend, it is a sign of appreciation for a product that enables you to focus on truly important things in life, instead of waisting precious time on devices that require a lot of user effort and attention. So please, no need to feel pity for anyone and their choices in particular ☎️

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        • Anonymous
        • fI%
        • 22 Feb 2024

        Anonymous, 22 Feb 2024Are you sure about these statistics? I think you need to sp... moreDont know about south asia, but on the east pretty sure the market is dominated by Apple.. In Japan, almost everybody use iphone and Korea there probably the same amounts of Apple & Samsung users and China is a huge market but Apple sold enough devices to make a presence in those region. All those data make sense as Apple is now a market leader.

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          • Anonymous
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          • 22 Feb 2024

          Anonymous, 21 Feb 2024iPhone SE 2022 was an iPhone 13 internally and a great litt... moreNot really, it's a terrible purchase overall - the innards are fine, but the dated exterior makes no sense for the price (which is only justified by the iPhone branding). Tnere are much better Android models for that price.

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            • Anonymous
            • 3JB
            • 22 Feb 2024

            Are you sure about these statistics? I think you need to specify in North America.. Barely anybody uses iPhone in East and South Asia...

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              • Anonymous
              • r31
              • 22 Feb 2024

              Using an iPhone 14 Pro Max since last month ,honestly ,now I understand as an android guy

                Anonymous, 22 Feb 2024You got the wrong side of my comment. Problem? No any probl... moreYeah, have I though, really?

                'People buy iPhone and Tesla to look rich'

                So you take the countless reasons hundred of millions of people across the world might make the decisions they do and reduce it down to all of them simply trying to look rich, then say I've gotten the wrong side of your comment???

                Nah, I'm pretty sure I know which side you are coming from there pal.......

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                  • Anonymous
                  • vaS
                  • 22 Feb 2024

                  Not looking so good for iPhone Plus fans. But then again, profit margin on that variant seems significantly higher than on the minis so Apple should still keep them around even if they don't move that many units.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 22 Feb 2024

                    DaFink, 21 Feb 2024If when you look at someone all you see is the car they dri... moreYou got the wrong side of my comment. Problem? No any problem for me.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 22 Feb 2024

                      This is just propaganda / marketing.

                      Where are the stats how many were bought by a company (who preferes high price to play with tax) and how many by ordinary people? How were they paid, one time payment or contract?
                      How many paid full MSRP price and how many less?

                      How can you compare brands that sell in every Country globally with those who sell in only like 5?
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                      Then we could start to get a picture of what people really buy, until we get detailed stats this is nothing more then propaganda/marketing or Apple and Samsung

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                        • Zemr
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                        • 22 Feb 2024

                        Idk what you're all about in the comments
                        It's simple math problem
                        Apple has 4 phones released every year, while Samsung has well over 20
                        Don't be fooled by your herd mentality, everyone is doing great and competition is good for both companies

                          Even 2 year old vanilla iPhone 13 still most selling and perform well over the Samsung Galaxies S series.

                            Note7 owner, 21 Feb 2024The truth hurts man. My android phone's feelings are g... moreDont be ignorant .. Only samsung side is loser right now but not Android phone as a whole . Android got tonne of brand out there and market share 80% from whole smartphone shipment volume last year

                              galaxy S fan cant accept fact their brand standard is just only on par / same level with other chinese flagship . Nothing more than that . .. just the price hike.and they pretend try to copy SONY and Apple reputation.

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                                • OBI Wan
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                                • 22 Feb 2024

                                hahaha .. where is the s22/s23 ultra in the list ? Anyone see it ?
                                Samsung flagship still far cry to catch most people interest to buy it .
                                No wonder their sales still sink to lowest number in every year .

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 22 Feb 2024

                                  Anton el .PAPI, 21 Feb 2024The haters comments here are incredible lol, only because t... moreBecause they can’t accept the reality, or for the best just be mature who doesn’t care and not to compare. It’s just a phone between 2 factions Android and Apple.

                                    Zero, 21 Feb 2024What it worries me is that previous years the last iPhone w... moreNothing's wrong. The iPhone 15 lineup barely have 5 months on the shelves. By next year, we will see the 15 on the top.

                                      [deleted post]Who's insecure by trying to insult a group of people just because they don't like the facts? LOL.

                                        Yeah, amazing, isn't it. This is the power of brand equity. Apple is a desirable brand. People may start off with a cheap Chinese phone, but when people have more money, they will move to Apple because of the brand. Even with the ridiculous pricing, iPhone pre-orders in emerging markets are always sold out.

                                        Imagine how things will be when Apple release the SE4, with the cheapest iPhone having the same modern design as the rest of the lineup. Now that will shake things up even more.

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