Apple’s iPhone 7 was the world’s best-selling smartphone in Q1

During the first quarter of 2017, the Apple iPhone 7 was titled as the best-selling smartphone, according to data from Strategy Analytics. Apple reportedly shipped 21.5 million units and captured 6 percent market share worldwide in Q1 2017. Apple iPhone 7 Plus, with its bigger screen and higher pricing, shipped 17.4 million units for second place and 5 percent market share worldwide in Q1 2017. Apple today accounts for two of the world’s top five smartphone models.

Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “Global smartphone shipments reached a robust 353.3 million units in Q1 2017. The top-five most popular models together accounted for 1 in 6 of all smartphones shipped worldwide during the quarter.”

On the other hand, OPPO R9s shipped 8.9 million units for third place and 3 percent market share worldwide in Q1 2017. OPPO is wildly popular in China and growing rapidly across India. The R9s is OPPO’s flagship 4G device with features such as dual-SIM connectivity and fingerprint security respectively. Linda Sui, Director at Strategy Analytics, added, “Samsung was still gearing up for the launch of its new Galaxy S8 portfolio, but managed to get two models in the top five during Q1 2017. The Galaxy J3 captured 2 percent global smartphone market share and fourth place, while Galaxy J5 took 1 percent global share to become the world’s fifth most popular model. Samsung’s J3 and J5 are midrange devices that sell very well across Europe and Asia and they helped to offset Samsung’s troubles with the Note 7 battery fiasco in the quarter.”