In 2022, Apple occupied eight places in the list of the 10 best-selling smartphones, according to Counterpoint Research. The remaining two positions were filled by Samsung.
The top 10 best-seller list accounted for 19% of total global smartphone sales in 2022, the same as in 2021.
Apple’s iPhone 13 was the best-selling smartphone of 2022, with 28% of iPhone sales. It was the best-selling smartphone in major markets such as China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France.
In addition, iPhone 13 remained the No. 1 smartphone every month from its launch in September 2021 to August 2022. Price cuts after the launch of the iPhone 14 series further boosted iPhone 13 sales volumes in the markets. Developing. Sales of the iPhone 13 doubled those of the iPhone 13 Pro Max, the second best-selling smartphone in 2022.
For the first time, a Pro Max variant of an iPhone series drove more sales volume than its Pro and base models in 2022. This helped the iPhone 14 Pro Max to take the third place on the 2022 list. It was the best-selling smartphone model in September, October and November 2022.
With their basic models Galaxy A13 and Galaxy A03, Samsung took two places on the list, one more than the previous year. The two models were the only 4G smartphones to make the list. The regional contribution of these models was more spread out than in the case of iPhones.
