Report Says iPhone XR Was the Highest Selling Smartphone in 2022

Information from research company Omdia points to Apple tree selling 46.three meg iPhone XR units in 2022 making it the highest-selling smartphone worldwide. This is also double the units of what Apple managed to ship in 2022: 23.1 one thousand thousand vs 46.3 million.

As for the iPhone xi, Apple tree managed to ship an impressive 37.iii 1000000 units and took the second spot despite it launching towards the cease of the third quarter.

Omdia inquiry firm was established following the merger of the research division of Informa Tech and IHS Markit's technology research portfolio.

While Apple took the top 2 spots, Samsung dominated the top x listing with five devices. The Galaxy A10, A50, and A20 came in 3rd, fourth, and fifth respectively. This was followed by the iPhone 11 Pro Max taking the sixth spot with Apple estimated to have shipped 17.six one thousand thousand units of the device. The iPhone viii was a close 7th with 17.iv 1000000 units. Xiaomi's Redmi Note seven took the eighth spot with 16.four 1000000 units. Lastly for Apple, the iPhone eleven Pro grabbed the ninth spot with xv.5 million units sold in 2022.

Combined, Samsung and Apple accounted for 9 of the top 10 smartphones sold worldwide in 2022.

"Apple has consistently owned the first and 2nd positions in the global smartphone model shipment ranking, with the company maintaining this dominant position for more than v years running," said Jusy Hong, smartphone research and analysis director at Omdia. "The company'southward connected dominance on this front is all the more remarkable when because that Apple'southward cost hikes caused overall iPhone shipments to turn down last year. By limiting the number of models information technology offers compared to its top competitors, Apple has been able to concentrate its sales on a few smartphones that have broad appeal, similar the iPhone XR."

The report besides says that Samsung dominated the shipment of 5G smartphones in 2022. In full, 14.7 1000000 5G smartphones were shipped in 2022, with Samsung bookkeeping for most half of it. The company shipped 2.6 1000000 units of the Milky way Note10+ 5G, with Huawei's Mate 30 Pro 5G coming in a close second with 2.five million units.

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Apple is the only company to have dominated the list of the top 10 selling smartphones worldwide with premium flagship smartphones. While Samsung had the most number of devices in the list, all of them were budget or mid-range smartphones. The iPhone 11 should be the nigh popular smartphone in 2022 thanks to its $699 price tag, improved camera performance, longer battery life, and other improvements.