iPhone 11 Best-Selling Smartphone in Q3 Even as Samsung Regained No 1 Spot: Canalys

Nov. 11, 2020

TheiPhone 11was the best-selling smartphone in the last quarter, even asSamsungwrested the top spot fromApplein the US market for the first time in three years. According to market analysis and research firm, Canalys, the South Korean tech firm also regained its lead globally, replacingHuawei, which has beenhaving a tough timeunder mounting US sanctions that is now forcing the company tosell off its Honor brand.

Interestingly, none of Samsung’s flagship S-series and Note-series devices made their way to the top ten, with most of the entrants representing the company’s mid-range A-series lineup.Xiaomialso made multiple appearances on the list, thanks largely to the popularity of its Redmi devices. The Redmi Note 9, Redmi 9 and Redmi 9A were apparently the best-selling devices from the company during the period.

Overall, the global smartphone market picked up in Q3 following a couple ofrelatively slow quarters, thanks to the pandemic. According to Canalys, worldwide shipments reached 348.0 million units, which was still 1% lower than the same period last year. Samsung grew 2% YoY to regain the lead with 80.2 million units, while Huawei slipped into second place with 51.7 million units – a decline of a 23%.Source: Canalys

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