This is the most popular Android smartphone in the world

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Earlier this week, Counterpoint Research revealed its Global Handset Sales report with a list of the top 10 most-selling smartphones in the world in 2024. While the Apple iPhone 15 topped the charts and Apple took the most spots, Android phones weren’t behind much in the list.

Most selling Android phone

As per the list, the best-selling and also most popular Android smartphone is from Samsung and it's the Galaxy A15 5G. Which is a budget smartphone from the company. The phone took the fourth spot in the list with the Galaxy A15 4 G followed at sixth spot and the company’s most premium phone – Galaxy S24 Ultra at seventh. The last phone to make the list is the Galaxy A05 in tenth position.

Android vs iPhone: Buying preference

While the top-selling phone list includes six iPhone models and four Android devices from Samsung, the only premium Android phone that made it to the list is the Galaxy S24 Ultra and this has happened after several years. Other than this, all other Android phones are either budget phones or entry-level devices.

In comparison, the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro are premium phones and cost almost twice as much as most of the Android devices in the list.

Here’s the complete list of most selling phones of 2024