research company canalysin the first quarter of 2023, that is January-March shared data on worldwide shipments during the period. 31 percent of shipments in the first quarter, They were premium devices priced over $500. This is said to be the highest level in the last five years. Overall smartphone market on a yearly basis to 13.3 percent The flagship segment is still on an annual basis. increased by 4.7 percent.
According to the report appleWith the four iPhones on the list, the flagship almost dominated the segment. released last year iPhone 14 Pro Maxbecame the best-selling flagship and iPhone 14 Pro And iPhone 14 followed. Released in 2021 iPhone 13ranks fourth on the list. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra taking the fifth place became the best-selling Android flagship. iPhone 14 Plus placed sixth, meaning all iPhone 14 series devices entered the list of best-selling flagships in Q1 of 2023.
According to the table, the iPhone 14 Pro Max outperformed the Pro model by a large margin. The shipments of the iPhone 13, which was unveiled last year, were also better than the current generation iPhone 14 Plus. Surprisingly, the old iPhone 12 and iPhone SE (3rd Gen) were also on the best-selling flagships list in the first quarter of the year.
on the list Apple has a total of seven iPhones, while Samsung has six there was. Apart from the Galaxy S23 Ultra, the S23, S23 Plus, Galaxy Z Flip 4, S22 and S21 FE 5G became the best-selling flagship models of the South Korean brand.