Counterpoint Research released its top-10 best-selling phones list for 2021 and Apple dominated the chart accounting for 7 out of the 10 devices on it. Apple’s iPhone 12 was the best selling device of 2021 ahead of the 12 Pro Max and iPhone 13 which was the best selling device of Q4 2021. The iPhone 12 Pro comes in fourth place, followed by the iPhone 11 from 2019.
CR’s Global Monthly Handset Model Sales, December 2021
Samsung and Xiaomi were the only two other brands that made the top-10 list with the Galaxy A12 claiming the number six spot followed by the Xiaomi Redmi 9A while Redmi 9 came in tenth place.
Apple’s iPhone SE 2020 was the eighth best-selling device of 2021 while the iPhone 13 Pro Max came in ninth place. The top-10 best-selling phones accounted for 19% of total global sales and saw a 3 percentage point increase compared to 2020 values.
