iPhone 14 Pro Max is the best-selling smartphone in the premium segment (with a list price in excess of $500) while the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is the best-selling Android smartphone in this segment. The data refer to the prhyme quarter of 2023 and were published by Canalys. Meanwhile, sales of premium smartphones are growing sharply, bucking the trend with the rest of the market.
iPhone 14 Pro Max dominates the premium market, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra does well
The data provided by Canalys is summarized below. Sales of premium smartphones are growing sharply (+4.7% compared to last year) despite overall smartphone sales declining (-13.3%).
Leading the market is Apple and, in particular, the more expensive iPhone 14 Pro Max which precedes iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 and iPhone 13. The dominance of the Cupertino house is interrupted by Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. Samsung’s flagship phone ranks fifth in Q1 premium smartphone sales despite only arriving on the market in February. S23 Ultra is the first Android model in the ranking.
In the standings we find only iPhone and Galaxy, at least until positions 13 and 14 occupied by the Xiaomi 13 and by Huawei Mate 50. Here are all the details on Canalys’ analysis of premium smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2023.
