The most recent such listing, put collectively by Counterpoint Analysis, is definitely not very stunning, trying fairly much like the highest ten lists of the identical market evaluation agency from each Q3 2023 and Q2 2024. However there are nonetheless just a few issues value highlighting and discussing slightly, together with some shifting overarching business dynamics, a few attention-grabbing adjustments within the hierarchy itself, and a transparent consolidation of energy for the market’s prime canine.
Let’s give Apple what belongs to Apple
That is proper, the worldwide podium is as soon as once more made up solely of iPhones, and also you most likely will not be shocked to see the “vanilla” iPhone 15 win the gold medal, adopted by the ultra-high-end 15 Professional Max within the silver medal spot and the equally superior however considerably smaller iPhone 15 Professional in third place.
These very same units have been ranked in the very same order for the 12 months’s April-June quarter as nicely, following within the footsteps of an equally profitable iPhone 14 trio this time final 12 months. As such, you could be inclined to view Apple‘s newest box-office feat as nothing extraordinary, which is clearly a mistake.
There isn’t any beating Apple so far as the preferred smartphone fashions are involved.
It is positively not simple to keep up your telephones forward of the competitors like that quarter after quarter, particularly with so many rivals trying so many alternative issues to abolish your supremacy and with Samsung so usually prevailing within the total vendor warfare.
Apple additionally deserves a whole lot of reward for bringing its Professional fashions on an equal stage of gross sales as its non-Professional iPhones, which is of course good for the corporate’s earnings. On the not so brilliant facet of issues, the “base” iPhone 15‘s market-leading gross sales share in Q3 2024 was decrease than its predecessor’s towering Q3 2023 rating, and the iPhone 14 was significantly much less profitable than the iPhone 13 in the identical timeframes.
And now let’s speak Samsung and Xiaomi
The very first thing hardcore Samsung followers are prone to discover about Counterpoint’s newest prime ten best-selling smartphone chart is that it does not embody the Galaxy S24 Extremely. That is definitely slightly disheartening after seeing the corporate’s crown jewel ranked in ninth place in Q2 2024, nevertheless it’s not precisely a shocker on condition that the S23 Extremely could not crack this listing this time final 12 months both.
What’s really a little bit of a shock is that the Galaxy S24is featured on the Q3 2024 prime ten listing, albeit in final place. That is as a result of the “vanilla” S23 was additionally not ranked among the many best-selling smartphones of Q3 2023, which implies that Samsung is making some clear and vital progress within the high-end market section… on the expense of a few of its lower-end and lower-cost handsets.
The lower-cost S24 is surprisingly or no more profitable than the higher-end S24 Extremely. | Picture Credit score — PhoneArena
The Galaxy A55, for example, appears unable to hold its predecessor’s legacy, which could possibly be induced (amongst others) by its lack of availability in key areas just like the US and the Galaxy A35‘s enhancements. The 5G-enabled A35, thoughts you, is much more common than the Galaxy A34 5G was final 12 months, whereas the Galaxy A15, Galaxy A15 5G, and Galaxy A05 appear to be promoting roughly as nicely at present because the Galaxy A14, A14 5G, and A04e have been in 2023.
All in all, Samsung can positively be proud concerning the particular person Q3 2024 gross sales outcomes of its 5 most profitable smartphones, and the identical can most likely be stated about Xiaomi. Granted, the ultra-affordable Redmi 13C was not in a position to enhance on the Redmi 12C’s ninth-place displaying from Q3 2023, however at the least the China-based tech big remains to be on this listing alongside Apple and Samsung, in contrast to so many different main manufacturers from the identical nation and plenty of others.
Adrian, a cell know-how fanatic for the reason that Nokia 3310 period, has been a dynamic presence within the tech journalism subject, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Developments, and Pocketnow earlier than becoming a member of PhoneArena in 2018. His experience spans throughout numerous platforms, with a selected fondness for the variety of the Android ecosystem. Regardless of the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood along with his work, Adrian’s ardour for tech traits, working, and flicks retains him energized. His dedication to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic assortment of units, saved from private chapter by his desire for ‘enough’ over ‘overpriced’.
