The best-selling smartphone in the first quarter of 2024 is the iPhone 15 Pro Max, but what are the other smartphones in the top 10?

Research firm Counterpoint has released a ranking of the best-selling smartphones worldwide in the first quarter of 2024. The best-selling smartphone was Apple's

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The graph below shows the best-selling smartphones worldwide in the first quarter of 2024. The iPhone 15 Pro Max took first place, which is the first time that the 'Pro Max' model has taken first place in a quarter that is not the launch season of a new series. In second place is the iPhone 15 , in third place is the iPhone 15 Pro, in fourth place is the iPhone 14, in fifth place is Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra , in sixth place is the Galaxy A15 5G, in seventh place is the Galaxy A54, in eighth place is the iPhone 15 Plus, in ninth place is the Galaxy S24, and in tenth place is the Galaxy A34.

The top 10 smartphone sales rankings for the first quarter of 2024 were dominated by Apple and Samsung. According to Counterpoint, this is the first quarter in which all of the top 10 smartphones in sales were 5G-enabled. In addition, seven of the top 10 were premium models with wholesale prices of over $600 (about 92,000 yen), revealing consumers' preference for premium models.

Counterpoint says that it is clear that the popularity of Apple's iPhone Pro and Pro Max series is increasing. In the first quarter of 2024, the iPhone Pro and Pro Max series will account for half of Apple's total sales, a significant increase from 24% in the first quarter of 2020.

Meanwhile, Samsung is doing well with the Galaxy S24 series taking up two of the top 10. Counterpoint analyzed that the reason for this is that Samsung updated the S24 series early and equipped it with generative AI functions.

The top 10 smartphone sales rankings for the first quarter of 2023 are as follows. At this point, the top 10 is dominated by Apple and Samsung, indicating that both companies have a strong presence in the smartphone market around the world.