Apple’s iPhone 17, 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max have been the three highest-selling phones on the earth for the primary quarter of 2026, in response to a listing printed Monday by analytics firm Counterpoint Research.
The base model iPhone 17 accounted for six% of worldwide gross sales, however the high 10 record additionally contains 5 Samsung Galaxy A collection telephones. The Samsung Galaxy A07 4G — the corporate’s lowest-priced telephone accessible in sure areas — and the extra broadly accessible Galaxy A17 5G took fourth and fifth place on the gross sales record.
Xiaomi’s Redmi A5 is the only telephone on this record that is not made by Apple or Samsung, which incorporates final 12 months’s iPhone 16, the Galaxy A56 and the Galaxy A36. The latter two telephones have been up to date throughout the quarter with the Galaxy A57 and Galaxy A37, each of which could ultimately seem in these gross sales charts because the 12 months continues.
Counterpoint additionally famous that the $1,300 Galaxy S26 Ultra barely missed this high 10 record however is promoting in larger numbers than final 12 months’s S25 Extremely.
Decrease-cost units like Samsung’s Galaxy A17 5G make up the vast majority of the record.
Whereas it’s normal to see Apple’s iPhone collection and the lower-cost Galaxy A telephones high these gross sales lists, Counterpoint notes that the upper value of telephone parts is probably going placing extra strain on Android telephone makers. The Galaxy A07, as an illustration, noticed notably excessive gross sales in Africa, the Center East and Latin America — presumably because of Samsung offering six years of software program and safety updates for its lowest-cost telephone. The $200 Galaxy A17 5G, accessible within the US, provides the identical dedication and is the lowest-cost Galaxy telephone in most areas.
Counterpoint Analysis’s gross sales numbers come as new telephones are arriving with larger worth tags, seemingly because of the ongoing RAM shortage. A number of telephones from Samsung, Motorola and different telephone makers have seen worth will increase. This contains variants of the Galaxy Z Fold 7 going up in worth 9 months after launch, and $100 to $200 worth will increase on Motorola’s new line of Razr phones.
In accordance with Counterpoint senior analyst Karn Chauhan, an anticipated decline within the telephone market will seemingly have an effect on individuals searching for a lower-cost machine, whereas higher-end telephone purchasing is anticipated to extend. This could possibly be notably noticeable as we transfer into the discharge of a number of higher-cost foldable telephones, as an illustration, Motorola’s new $1,900 book-style Razr Fold goes on sale Might 21, and we’re anticipating to see new foldable Galaxy telephones and a rumored iPhone Fold later this 12 months.
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