Apple, Samsung lead best-selling phones in 2022 Q1

Market watchdog International Data Corporation released the report on best-selling smartphones around the world for the quarter ending March 2022. Francisco Jeronimo, associate VP, IDC revealed that phones from Apple and Samsung filled all the top five slots on the chart.   "Apple revenues from the iPhone 13 range totalled $42B (more than 84 per cent of total iPhone sales) and Samsung leads in the low-end, but it only generated $3.6B (A12 and A32)," Jeronimo noted.

Apple iPhone 13 was the top-selling mobile handset in the world. It comes with feature-rich dual-camera and is backed A15 Bionic, most powerful mobile chipset in the industry. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit

Apple iPhone 13 Pro was the second best selling mobile handset in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with triple-camera hardware and is backed A15 Bionic, most powerful mobile chipset in the industry. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit

Samsung's Galaxy A12 is third best selling phone in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with 6.5-inch HD+ Infinity-V display, Mediatek Helio P35 octa-core (2.3GHz x 4 cores + 1.8GHz x 4 cores) backed by Android 10 OS, 4GB RAM, 64GB/128GB storage, and a 5,000mAh battery. Credit: Samsung

Apple iPhone 13 Pro was the fourth best selling mobile handset in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with triple-camera hardware and is backed A15 Bionic, most powerful mobile chipset in the industry. Credit: DH Photo/KVN Rohit

The Galaxy A32 was the fifth best selling phone in the world in Q1, 2022. It comes with feature-rich quad-camera module--main 64MP (f/1.8) backed by 8MP ultra-wide angle sensor (f/2.2 ) , 5MP depth sensor and 5MP macro sensor (f/2.4) with LED flash. Credit: Samsung