iPhone 12 series dominated the first quarter of 2021 in of revenue as well as volume. A new research conducted by Counterpoint shows the iPhone 12 series тАФ comprising iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max тАФ captured one-third of the smartphone industry revenues in the first quarter of 2021. The iPhone 12 series was also the best-selling in of volume in Q1 2021. iPhone 11 followed the iPhone 12 series both in of revenue and volume.
iPhone 12 Pro captured 11 percent and 9 percent, respectively. According to Counterpoint, the global smartphone revenues crossed the $100 billion (roughly Rs. 73.06 lakh crores) mark in Q1 2021.
iPhone 12 Pro was followed by Huawei Mate 40 Pro at 2 percent.
Counterpoint noted that consumers largely bought higher variants of phones. In the US, iPhone 12 Pro Max was the best-selling model. In Europe and US, Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G sold more than the other phones in the series. The top 10 highest revenue-grossing smartphone models captured around 46 percent of global smartphone revenues.
In of volume, iPhone 12 was the best-selling phone in Q1 2021 with 5 percent market share. iPhone 12 Pro Max came in second with 4 percent, iPhone 12 Pro with 3 percent, and iPhone 11 with 2 percent. Redmi Note 9, and others at 1 percent. The top 10 best-selling models captured only 21 percent of the global smartphone volumes, Counterpoint noted.
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