No smartphone manufacturer other than Apple or Samsung cracked the list of the top 10 selling smartphones on the planet in the first half of 2023, according to a new report. And the best-selling model is one of the most expensive phones on the market, even as the overall smartphone market is shrinking.Apple iPhone Pro: 21 millionSamsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: 9.6 millionSamsung Galaxy A34 5G: 7.
The top two models are Apple’s most expensive models. The iPhone 14 Pro Max tops out around $1,600, while the 14 Pro can cost $1,500. The Samsung Galaxy A14, by contrast, can be under $200 and the A14 5G is around $300.