Apple’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus were the world’s best-selling models again, Galaxy S8 settled for Q2 bronze

According to Strategy Analytics research, Apple's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus managed to easily keep Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+ at bay in Q2 sales.

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It’s already happening: Huawei could beat Apple’s smartphone shipment numbers this very quarter

Huawei probably needs a little more time to exceed Apple in yearly global smartphone shipments, but when it comes to quarterly figures, change is near.

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Samsung returns to the US smartphone market’s top spot in sales, Apple a very close second

More than a month after the Galaxy S8's launch, Samsung is back in the lead in the US smartphone market. But Apple is still extremely close.

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Samsung and Apple land on top of Q2 global smartphone sales, but Huawei, OPPO and Xiaomi all creep up

It's been a bittersweet second quarter for industry leaders Samsung and Apple in global smartphone sales, as a trio of underdogs threatens the duopoly.

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Xiaomi more than quadruples Q2 smartphone shipments in India, Samsung still number one

Xiaomi was the unquestionable star of Q2 2017 smartphone sales in India, inching closer to market leader Samsung and widening the gap to Vivo.

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Huawei hangs on to China smartphone domination during Q2, Xiaomi surpasses Apple in fourth place

Huawei managed to win the Chinese smartphone wars for the second consecutive quarter, with OPPO, Vivo, Xiaomi and Apple also ranked in the top five.

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LG G6 flops, iPhones bounce back, Galaxy S8 going strong in US smartphone sales report for June

The latest US smartphone sales report from Wave7 Research provides good news for Apple, bittersweet for Samsung and extremely bad news for LG.

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Kantar doesn’t yet see the Galaxy S8 as US blockbuster, iPhone 7 still reigns supreme

It's still premature to judge the long-term success of the Galaxy S8 duo, but Samsung's latest flagships didn't get off to the greatest start stateside.

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IDC predicts large smartphones will continue to rise in popularity, overall market growth also expected

The global smartphone market should "rebound slightly" this year, according to IDC research, and continue to grow at a decent pace through 2021.

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Latest Kantar smartphone market study confirms iOS trouble in China, Android domination worldwide

Unsurprisingly, Android continues to dominate every important smartphone market, according to Kantar Worldpanel research, from China to US to Spain.

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Despite weak high-end Q1 sales, Samsung is back in the smartphone market’s lead already

Samsung had no problem beating Apple in Q1 2017 global smartphone sales, even with the Galaxy S7 duo out of fashion and the S8 unreleased by March.

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iPhone 6s rules best-selling 2016 smartphone list, followed by iPhone 7, 7 Plus and 6s Plus

Samsung's top-selling 2016 handset, the Galaxy S7 Edge, was only ranked fifth overall, according to IHS, behind four, count'em, four iPhones.

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Apple’s smartphone market share in China keeps slipping, but iPhone 7 still on top in many regions

Apple shares US smartphone vendor domination with Samsung, while the iPhone 7 is selling well in Europe, but overall China results are disappointing.

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Apple edged Samsung in Q4 smartphone sales, but OPPO and Huawei were the year’s star performers

While Samsung had no problem topping the 2016 smartphone sales chart, Apple came out on top during Q4, and OPPO and Huawei reported huge surges.

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Apple scores record 2.5 million 2016 iPhone sales in India, but Samsung and Chinese brands rule

Samsung continues to comfortably dominate smartphone shipments in India, despite the rapid growth of several Chinese OEMs, and minor Apple progresses.

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