The top 7 best-selling mobile phone models in 2023 are all iPhones

Counterpoint has released a new report on the best-selling mobile phone models of 2023. As a result, the top seven models sold for the first time this year were all iPhones. The report tracks global sales of individual smartphone models, and with hundreds of new phones released every year, Counterpoint says this top 10 list represents a whopping 20% ​​of the global market. states.

The top three places were all iPhone 14 models, with the cheaper basic model taking the top spot. The iPhone 15 was released in 2023, but that was in September 2023. The iPhone 15 model jumped to 5th, 6th, and 7th place in just about 3 months of sales. In fourth place, sandwiched between the 14 and 15 models, is the iPhone 13, the cheapest modern-looking iPhone sold by Apple.

The iPhone SE, which is actually the cheapest iPhone, didn’t make this year’s list. The dated design and (supposedly?) small size haven’t resonated with consumers, and there are currently rumors that Apple won’t be making another SE. His 2022 edition of this report included the SE, so eight of his top 10 devices were his Apple phones, but in fourth place he had a Samsung phone.

Speaking of Samsung, the bottom three phones on the list are all Samsung phones, but you’ve probably never heard of them. Samsung has a number of expensive flagships, including the $1,800 Galaxy Z Fold, but all of the phones it ships in bulk are low-end devices. Spot No. 8 is the $200 Galaxy A14 5G. In ninth place is the $100 Galaxy A04e, which is at the bottom of Samsung’s phone lineup, and in tenth place is the Galaxy A14 4G (not 5G), which costs about $160. We try to price these phones based on MSRP, but none of them tend to be sold at MSRP. These inexpensive devices often go on sale or are available at a deep discount as a burner phone with a 2-year prepaid plan.

Samsung releases so many devices that it is difficult for any Samsung phone to stand out in the market. Looking at GSM Arena’s database of mobile phones released from 2021 to 2023, Apple has released 13 mobile phones, while Samsung has 89 different models.