The Best-Selling Samsung Smartphone in Q1 is the 'Galaxy A51'

Canalys Top 10 Smartphone Sales in Q1
Three A-Series Models Listed... Galaxy A51, A20, A01
iPhone 11 Tops Sales... Three Models Account for 10%

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] In the first quarter, the Samsung smartphone with the highest sales volume was the 'Galaxy A51.'

According to market research firm Canalys on the 8th (local time), the Galaxy A51 sold more than 6 million units among Samsung smartphones. Following it were ▲Galaxy A10 ▲Galaxy A20 ▲Galaxy A01, all ranking within the top 10 best-selling products in the global smartphone market. It is estimated that the Galaxy A10 sold 5 million units, the A20 sold 4 million units, and the A01 sold over 3 million units.

The Galaxy A51 is a mid-range LTE smartphone unveiled at the end of last year, featuring a 6.5-inch display and a quad camera with up to 48 million pixels. The model released overseas is equipped with a 4000mAh battery, an Exynos 9611 chipset, and supports 6GB of RAM. It is the successor to the Galaxy A50, which ranked third in global smartphone sales last year. The Galaxy A51 was released as an LTE version in countries like Vietnam, and the 5G model was launched domestically on the 8th. The Galaxy A51 5G has the same display and camera specifications but, as a 5G smartphone, its battery capacity increased to 4800mAh.

Top 10 Global Smartphone Sales in Q1 (Source: Canalys)

Samsung Electronics is employing a strategy to enhance competitiveness by applying new technologies to mid-range lineups such as the Galaxy A series and M series. They consistently release products equipped with multi-cameras and high-capacity batteries. Despite being priced in the 300,000 KRW range, the Galaxy A31 features a quad camera and supports a large 5000mAh battery, selling out on the first day of pre-orders.

Among all manufacturers, the best-selling phone was the iPhone 11 with 18 million units sold, ranking first. Samsung and Xiaomi each had 3 to 4 products in the top 10, while other brands did not make the list. The top 10 products were Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 & 8T (8 million units), Galaxy A51 (6 million units), Galaxy A10 (5 million units), Redmi Note 8 Pro (5 million units), iPhone 11 Pro Max (4 million units), Galaxy A20 (4 million units), Galaxy A01 (3 million units), Redmi 8A (3 million units), and iPhone 11 Pro (3 million units). The iPhone 11 series accounted for 10% of smartphone sales in the first quarter.

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