Samsung led the overall 5G Android smartphone market in of global sales in February, according to data shared by a research firm. The South Korean firm's Galaxy A52s 5G was the bestselling 5G capable handset, followed by the Galaxy S22 Ultra which was released in February. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S21 FE 5G, the Galaxy A32 5G and the Galaxy A22 5G were the third, fourth and tenth top selling smartphones. Smartphones from Chinese manufacturers like Honor, Vivo, Oppo, and Xiaomi were also among the best-selling handsets.
According to a report by Counterpoint Research, the Android segment ed for 67 percent of global 5G smartphone sales, while 10 of the bestselling handsets made up 20 percent of all 5G Android phones sold in February. With five of the company's phones among the top selling handsets with 5G, Samsung captured almost 24 percent of global Android 5G smartphone sales during the same month.

The top ten best-selling smartphone models in February
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The launched in February, was the second bestselling phone on the list and ed for two-thirds of sales in the Galaxy S22 series.
Meanwhile, promotions in the US and sales in pushed the Galaxy A22 5G were the fourth and 10th bestselling smartphones respectively in February, due to pricing of these handsets under $250 (roughly Rs. 19,200), according to the report.
The fifth spot in the list of bestselling Android phones for February 2022 was the Oppo Reno 7 5G, which was the top selling smartphone in China during the same month. Demand for smartphones continued to remain high in China, where 5G penetration had reached 83 percent as of February, but smartphone manufacturers such as Oppo Vivo, Xiaomi and Honor are reportedly looking to expand into new markets in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.
Two of Honor's handsets also feature in the list of the bestselling handsets of February 2022 — the Xiaomi Redmi K40, midrange smartphones priced around $350 (roughly Rs. 26,800) were in the seventh and eighth spots, respectively, according to the report.