iPhone 13 Best-Selling Smartphone Globally in April 2022, 5 Apple Handsets in Top 10: Report

Apple iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 12 took the top four spots.

By Jasmin Jose | Updated: 23 June 2022 13:11 IST

iPhone 13 Best-Selling Smartphone Globally in April 2022, 5 Apple Handsets in Top 10: Report

iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 12 captured 1.8 and 1.6 percent share of the market

Highlights

Samsung and Redmi are the only other brands that featured in Top 10
iPhone SE 2022 captured 18 percent of Japan’s smartphone market share
Redmi Note 11 LTE came in the 10th place

Apple topped the global best-selling smartphones list of April 2022, according to the latest report by Counterpoint Research. Apple iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 12 took the top four spots of the top 10 best-selling smartphones in April 2022. Samsung and Redmi are the only other brands that also featured in the top 10 best-sellers. The top 10 models had a market share of 21 percent of the total smartphone market.

According to recent data from Counterpoint research, iPhone 13 emerged as the global best-selling smartphone with 5.5 percent of the market share. iPhone 13 Pro Max, which is the most expensive iPhone handset in the market right now, emerged in the second place with a 3.4 percent global market share. iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 12 captured 1.8 and 1.6 percent share of the market, respectively. The iPhone SE 2022 also featured in the top 10 list coming in seventh with a 1.4 percent share in global smartphone sales, making it the fifth Apple handsets in the top 10 list. As per the research, the iPhone SE 2022 “topped the sales chart for April and captured 18 percent of the nation's [Japan's] smartphone market share. It is doing less well in the USA, however.”

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G and Samsung Galaxy A13 came in the 5th and 6th position respectively with a 1.5 percent and 1.4 percent share of sales. Over 50 percent of the Galaxy A13's sales come from India and Latin America combined. The Galaxy A03 Core and the Galaxy A53 5G came in 8th and 9th position with 1.4 percent and 1.3 percent each. The A03 Core was the best-selling smartphone under $100 (roughly Rs. 7,800) wholesale price. Central America contributed almost two-thirds of its sales in April.

Redmi Note 11 LTE came in the 10th place, making it the only Chinese smartphone to feature in the top 10 list with a market share of 1.3 percent. The Note 11 LTE also contributed to 11 percent of Xiaomi's total sales. The research pointed out that the brand has been facing supply issues and its overall sales declined by around 25 percent compared to April 2021.

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iPhone 13

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Great performance
Versatile cameras
Sharp, bright display
Good battery life

Bad
Standard display refresh rate, intrusive notch
Expensive

Read detailed Apple iPhone 13 review

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Apple A15 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

OS iOS 15

Resolution 1170x2532 pixels

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iPhone 13 Pro Max

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Bright, crisp 120Hz display
Excellent construction quality
Stellar battery life
Great overall performance
Versatile cameras

Bad
Extremely expensive
Bulky and heavy
Display notch in 2021

Read detailed Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max review

Display 6.70-inch

Processor Apple A15 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 15

Resolution 1284x2778 pixels

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iPhone 13 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Bright, crisp 120Hz display
Excellent construction quality
Good battery life
Great overall performance
Versatile cameras

Bad
Extremely expensive
Bulky and heavy
Display notch in 2021

Read detailed Apple iPhone 13 Pro review

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Apple A15 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

Battery Capacity 3095mAh

OS iOS 15

Resolution 1170x2523 pixels

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iPhone 12

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Very good build quality
Dolby Vision HDR video recording
Excellent cameras
Smooth performance in everyday use

Bad
Battery life could be better
Gets warm when stressed

Read detailed Apple iPhone 12 review

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Apple A14 Bionic

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

Storage 64GB

OS iOS 14

Resolution 1170x2532 pixels

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Further reading: Apple, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 12, iPhone SE 2022, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G, Samsung Galaxy A13, Samsung Galaxy A03 Core, Xiaomi, Redmi Note 11 LTE, Counterpoint Research