“Industry analysts Counterpoint has published research on global smartphones sales for March 2018 and the iPhone X appears to be well out in front. According to the report, Apple’s flagship took a 3.5 per cent share of the market – well ahead of all its Android rivals,” David Snelling reports for The Daily Express. “To make matters worse, the next best selling phone in March was the iPhone 8 with a 2.3 per cent share.”
“The best selling Android phones came from Chinese firms Xiaomi followed by OPPO,” Snelling reports. “Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S9 and S9+ were in fifth and sixth place with both taking a 1.6 per cent share.”
“The sales news comes ahead of WWDC where Apple is expected to reveal its iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS software updates. Some rumours have also suggested a refreshed iPhone SE could be unveiled at its developer’s conference which begins on June 4 in California,” Snelling reports. “There’s plenty of rumours that suggest an updated SE is on its way with one leak recently claiming to reveal it will be called the iPhone SE (2018).”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Amazingly, this time, to the innovator go the spoils!
Note: Actually, in Counterpoint’s research, that OPPO A83 (catchy name) was bested slightly by equally horribly-named Xaiomi Redmi 5 A.
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