World leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, IHS Markit, has released a list revealing the top smartphone models in the first half of the year 2017.
In its new report, IHS Markit said, “The Apple iPhone 7 outsold all other smartphone models globally during the first six months of 2017”.
“Five Samsung models, four Apple models, and one Oppo model ranked in the top 10 most-shipped smartphones in the first half of 2017,” stated the IHS Markit report.
According to IHS Markit, “iPhone models remained the most popular smartphones, maintaining their bestseller positions since launching”.
Here are the top 5 smartphone models in first half of 2017:
1. Apple iPhone 7
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2. Apple iPhone 7 Plus
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3. Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Plus
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4. Apple iPhone 6s
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5. Samsung Galaxy S8
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Analysis presented by experts at IHS Markit shows that flagship models from Apple and Samsung had sluggish sales in the first half of the year, and although the latest iPhone models secured top positions, shipment volume declined compared to their respective predecessor models, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, during the same period in 2016.
TheNewsGuru reports the number of smartphone models with more than a million shipments per month increased in the first half of this year to 22 from 17 in 2016.
Among the 22 top-shipping models so far this year are eight Chinese models that shipped more than 6 million units in H1 2017: five from Oppo, two from Xiaomi and one from Huawei, IHS Markit reported.
Samsung had 10 models that shipped more than one million units per month respectively, while Apple had four.