Apple’s iPhone 15 Professional Max was the best-selling mannequin in Q1 2024, in accordance with a report by a market analysis agency. The corporate’s flagship telephones reportedly contributed to over half of Apple’s gross sales worth in the identical quarter. 4 of the highest 5 smartphones have been from latest iPhone fashions, and the highest 10 bestsellers have been smartphones from each Apple and Samsung. Seven out of 10 fashions have been high-end smartphones, whereas — in a primary — all handsets within the checklist have been 5G succesful.
The newest World Month-to-month Handset Mannequin Gross sales Tracker by Counterpoint Analysis exhibits that Apple’s iPhone 15 Professional Max and the usual iPhone 15 mannequin have been in first and second place, respectively. Actually, all 4 fashions in Apple’s newest smartphone lineup have been a part of the highest 10 best-selling smartphone checklist — the iPhone 15 Professional was within the third spot adopted by the iPhone 14, whereas the iPhone 15 Plus got here in eighth.
Identical to Apple, South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung additionally had 5 smartphones in Counterpoint’s top-10 best-selling smartphones checklist. in Q1 2024, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely was within the fifth spot as the corporate’s top-selling handset. It was adopted by the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G and Galaxy A54 in sixth and seventh spots, respectively.
The usual Galaxy S24 mannequin was ninth within the checklist of Counterpoint’s top-10 handsets when it comes to gross sales in Q1 2024. The cellphone got here in behind the iPhone 15 Plus, which was a spot larger, in accordance with the market analysis agency. The Galaxy A34 is the tenth cellphone out there analysis agency’s checklist of top-selling smartphones.
Apple’s iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max provided higher {hardware} in comparison with the corporate’s customary fashions, and the differentiation led to extra clients choosing the high-end fashions, in accordance with Counterpoint. These embody a brand new Motion button, a robust A17 Professional chip, telephoto digital camera, and a titanium physique.
Equally, Samsung’s Galaxy S24 collection of smartphones arrived with new generative AI (GenAI) options akin to Circle to Search, Shopping Help, and actual time translation for calls. Counterpoint additionally notes that premium options like GenAI are anticipated to function on extra smartphones, as clients are ready for longer durations earlier than upgrading their handsets, attributable to restricted {hardware} differentiation.
