iPhone 6s Tops List of Best Selling Smartphones in 2016 [Chart]

The iPhone 6s was the best selling smartphone in terms of shipments in 2016, reports IHS Markit. In the fourth quarter of 2016 alone, the iPhone 7 topped the list followed by the iPhone 7 Plus.

Apple again has demonstrated that its new iPhones integrate enough innovations and new features to drive sales and remain successful in the market. The company is also capable of selling older devices for an extended period of time. For instance, the year-old iPhone 6s and 6s Plus were both among the most-shipped models in 2016.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and S7 ranked fifth and ninth, respectively. Sales of these two devices have outperformed their immediate predecessors, S6 and S6 Edge: the combined shipments of S7 and S7 Edge in 2016 were 10 million higher than S6 and S6 Edge over the same period. Samsung claimed five spots out of the top 10 most-shipped smartphones in 2016.


Huawei, the third largest smartphone maker after Apple and Samsung, did not have any models in the top 10 most-shipped smartphones in 2016. Chinese manufacturer OPPO had one model on the top ten ranking.

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