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These were the best-selling smartphones in 2020

Analytical company Omdia compiled a ranking of the 10 best-selling smartphones last year. As in previous years, the last best-selling smartphone in the past was the Apple model. The smartphones of the South Korean company are still in the ranking Samsung and one model from Xiaomi. The information was provided by the portal AndroidPolice.

Apple is the only manufacturer to have flagship models

The best-selling smartphone of 2020 is Apple iPhone 11, which came on the market in 2019, with 64.8 million units sold. The year before it was the Apple iPhone XR. The American manufacturer has up to five of its models in the ranking. At the same time, it is the only one to have flagship among the best-selling smartphones with a price well exceeding the amount of 500 euros.

Apple iPhone 12

The second best-selling smartphone in 2020 was iPhone SE (2020), which was a functional reincarnation of the iPhone 8. It is followed by Apple iPhone 12. This is the basic model of the latest flagship series of the company. Its the highest version Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max took 7th place and the lowest – 12 mini 10. city.

Samsung mainly sells lower-end smartphones

Samsung, South Korea, has the most Android models in the ranking of the best-selling smartphones in 2020, without much surprise. The fourth best seller is Samsung Galaxy A51, which also sold well on the Slovak market. At the same time, it is the only middle-class model from Samsung that has managed to break into the top ten. It sold 23.2 million units.

Samsung Galaxy A51 display cutout

In other places are Galaxy models with a price of less than 200 euros. Specifically Samsung Galaxy A21s, Galaxy A01 a Galaxy A11. Only Chinese Xiaomi disrupts the hegemony of the American and South Korean manufacturers. His middle class smartphone, Redmi Note 9 Pro, took 9th place with 15 million units sold.

There are several things that can be read from the rankings. Sales of Android smartphones are mainly driven by cheap middle and lower class models. Apple, which was the 3rd best-selling manufacturer overall last year, also has the largest revenue. The reason is the high margin of her smartphones. For example, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max in 5th place, which sold 16.8 million units, brought the company revenue of $ 1.232 billion.

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