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iPhone 5S the most popular smartphone worldwide in Q1, 8GB 4S hangs on to top 5

ABI Research is out with its latest report of the top 20 smartphone models sold worldwide with the 16GB iPhone 5s taking the top spot for Q1 2014. Apple and Samsung dominate the majority of the top spots, which is no surprise to anyone following smartphone marketshare numbers. All of the top 5 that ABI shared in its press release are made up of Apple and Samsung devices with variants of the Galaxy S4, S3, and the 8GB iPhone 4 following behind the iPhone 5s.

The report notes that Sony and LG also have models in the top 20 with Xiaomi making its first appearance and Huawei getting bumped out of the rankings:

“The presence of the Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 16GB and iPhone 4s 8GB in the top five is testament to the enduring appeal of these models and the vendors strong brand, enabling a long and profitable lifecycle, that other vendors can only dream of,” finished Spencer.

Sony, LG, and for the first time, Xiaomi make up the rest of the top 20, with Huawei dropping out. “The much talked about Chinese vendor Xiaomi’s top device by shipment volume is the Redmi, which is now available outside of China, at a very affordable $130,” added Spencer.

While the 8GB iPhone 4S continues to be one of the most popular devices worldwide and Apple’s most popular device selling into the lower-end market, Apple has recently been experimenting with a cheaper 8GB iPhone 5c in some countries that could replace the iPhone 4/4S as Apple’s entry-level, low-end iPhone.

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  1. Richard Getz (@RichGetz) - 10 years ago

    Then if Apple bumps that up to a base of 32/64/128 for the 5/5s and 16 for the c, that would give yet another reason (besides larger size if that does come to fruition), for those wanting to move to iOS.

    • roryosiochain - 10 years ago

      Not sure if you’re being serious or sarcastic.. why bump up the memory?? Photo’s are stored for free on iCloud, music is streamed for $25 per year on iTunes Match & Radio. Who needs more than 16GB, never mind 128GB on a device? What a waste of space that could be used for a bigger battery, something EVERY BODY wants.

      • Bruno Fernandes (@Linkb8) - 10 years ago

        Everyone can use more space. Not everyone knows they need more right away. Someone who suggests that no one needs this among of space has their head firmly buried in the sand and has really no touch with reality. Streaming music? Why do I need streaming music when I have a giant collection already? iCloud stores your photos? Maybe it will, maybe it won’t. But it doesn’t right now. How about video? Maybe you’ve heard of that. It’s moving pictures with audio in case you haven’t.

        How about apps? Maybe you don’t use apps on your phone, but I have multiple that are well over 1GB each installed. A 16GB device to me is a total waste of time. I wouldn’t own an iPhone it it only came with 16GB of storage. 32GB is my bare minimum and I have to be very selective of what I keep installed on it. It’s a pain in the ass and I’d much prefer 128GB or 256GB.

        Bigger battery? That’s a problem easily solved by keeping the phone the same thickness while making it bigger. Apple has specific hour usage target s in mind which is why they don’t mind making the phones thinner instead of expanding usage. Because they know that for most people, the phone can be plugged in to a dock once per day – maybe while at your desk. Maybe while you’re in bed. This is the easy problem to get around, storage is a hard brick wall.

      • kevicosuave - 10 years ago

        We’re talking storage, not memory (although I’d like to see that bumped up too). To bump up storage, they’d use denser modules. Even if you were to re-allocate that space to battery life, the difference would be well less than 1%.

        Meanwhile, I’d rather not browse through albums with each high resolution image having to download… especially when I’m on a plane or elsewhere with poor-to-no connectivity.

        128GB on the device or a high tiered data plan that doesn’t always work… I’ll take the 128GB please.

    • Leonson Stapleton - 10 years ago

      i have always purchased the 64 gig iPhone … i hate limitations. my friends always go for the cheaper iPhone, but then run into issues with memory when they have music and photos. i take a lot of pictures and i listed to only self improvement mp4 audios on my phone no streaming music unless i’m on wifi so i rather have the memory as an option even if i’m not using it. plus i still have an 80gig ipod with over 10k songs so no need to have all that music on both.

  2. scumbolt2014 - 10 years ago

    How embarrassing for Apple!!

    Signed,

    Stephen “dicklick” Jobbs

  3. jrox16 - 10 years ago

    Apple’s doomed!
    /s

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