According to the Counterpoint Research Global Handset Model Tracker, Q1 2021, Apple's iPhones dominated the best-selling models list in terms of volume and value.

Counterpoint Research issued its Q1 2021 Global Handset Model Tracker. “Global smartphone revenues crossed the $100 billion mark in Q1 2021, setting a first-quarter record, driven by flagships, which grabbed the majority of the earnings,” according to the research firm. It also named the ten smartphones that sold the most in the first quarter of 2021, according to its data. There are both flagships and budget phones on this list of the top ten best-selling phones. The names are as follows:

1. Apple iPhone 12

Apple iPhone 12 model was the highest selling smartphone in the world during the first quarter of the year 2021 (Q1-2021). It made for 5% of the total smartphone sales globally in Q1

Apple iPhone 12


2. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

The most expensive of the current lineup, the iPhone 12 Pro Max, came in second in global smartphone sales.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max


3. Apple iPhone 12 Pro

The third-highest selling smartphone was again from Apple, an iPhone 12 Pro.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro

4. Apple iPhone 11

The 2019’s most affordable iPhone ranked fourth on the list. iPhone 11

Apple iPhone 11


5. Xiaomi Redmi 9A

The first Android phone on the list of top-selling phones globally for Q1 2021 was the Xiaomi Redmi 9A

Xiaomi Redmi 9A


6. Xiaomi Redmi 9

The sixth most selling smartphone in the world for 2021 too was a Xiaomi phone, Redmi 9.

Xiaomi Redmi 9

7. Samsung Galaxy A12

At No. 7 the highest-selling phone is a Samsung Galaxy A12




8. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9  came in 8th as the most popular phone of Q1 2021.


9. Samsung Galaxy A21s

The second Samsung phone on the list standing at number 9 is a Samsung Galaxy A21s

10. Samsung Galaxy A31

Finally, at number 10, it is the 3rd Samsung phone (Galaxy A31) to appear on the list of the most selling smartphones in the world of Q1 2021.

Samsung Galaxy A31