The
latest data from research firm Strategy Analytics shows that Apple currently accounts for two of the three top-selling
Smartphone models shipped worldwide.
iPhone 6s was the
World's top-selling
Smartphone in the second quarter of 2016, based on an estimated 14.2 million shipments, while the two-year-old
iPhone 6 trailed in second with an estimated 8.5 million shipments.
Strategy Analytics added that the
iPhone 6s is "currently the
World's Most Popular smartphone," implying that it has remained the top-selling
Smartphone through the third quarter leading up to the launch of the
iPhone 7 and
iPhone 7 Plus.
Both the
iPhone 6s and two-year-old
iPhone 6 outsold Samsung's newer Galaxy S7 edge, released in March 2016, which finished third with an estimated 8.3 million shipments in the second quarter.
Apple officially reported sales of
40.4 million iPhones during the second quarter, including the
iPhone 6s Plus and older models.
iPhone 7 models could remain the top-selling smartphones worldwide through the holiday shopping season after Samsung's voluntary recall of the Galaxy **te7 due to isolated incidents of exploding batteries. Some analysts forecast the
"heartbreaking" recall could cost Samsung between $1 billion and $5 billion in revenue.
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