After market research, Visual Capitalist published a ranking revealing the 15 best-selling cell phones of all time. Check it out!
Using data collected from Wikipedia, Yahoo Finance, and the tech analysis company Omdia, they found that the best-selling cell phone of all time was the Nokia 1100.
The phone reached a record of 250 million units sold before being discontinued in 2009. Even though it existed at the same time as the first smartphones on the market, its price, focus on basic functionality, and pocket size made it a favorite in developing countries.
In second place is the Nokia 1110, another variant of the same line, which sold 248 million units. In third place are the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, with a total of 222 million units sold. They remain Apple’s best-selling iPhones and the best-selling smartphones of all time.
The next 17 positions in the ranking of best-selling phones are divided between Nokias and iPhones, with only the Samsung E1100 appearing in 11th place and the Motorola Razr V3 in 17th place.
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Samsung does not appear much in the ranking, but the current smartphone market battle is between it and Apple. Although the two companies have quite different business models, their main devices are often compared.
While Samsung wins in battery life and mid- and low-range options, Apple wins in optimization and security.
Apple remains dominant in the US market (52%), but globally they face stiff competition, with Apple holding 19% of the global market while Samsung holds 22%.
Photo and video: ChatGPT-4 / Visual Capitalist. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
