Without going into the details, you might assume Apple’s iPhone is one of the most popular smartphones on the market, but it’s now established that the iPhone 16 has been the most popular smartphone of the year so far.

Opposition Research and its Global Handset Model Income Tracker provide this new data as of &nbsp. The basic design iPhone 16 was the top-selling laptop worldwide in the first quarter of 2025, according to the findings, which ran from January through March, 2025. Apple kept a stronghold on the top 10 list of the rest of the business, with the phone 16 Pro Max, phone 16 Pro, and phone 15 from the basic model from the previous generation taking up the second, third, and fourth casinos, both. The phone 16 Plus, which ranked in tenth place, led them in that regard.

Importantly, Counterpoint pointed out that the iPhone’s present base model returned to the best this quarter. The high-end Pro Max version has risen in popularity in recent years, including the first fourth of 2024. The company attributed this in part to problems in China, where Huawei’s prime choices have drawn stiff competition from other manufacturers and where the government has subsidized cheaper telephone models.

A rep for Apple did not respond to a request for comment right away.

Samsung was straight on Apple’s feet past third with the Galaxy A16 5G, Galaxy A06, Galaxy A25 Ultra, and Galaxy A55 5G taking the second, seventh, eighth, and ninth areas, both. The Redmi 14C 4G, a very affordable offering that you can purchase at most US retailers for less than$ 150, was rounding out the list from Chinese manufacturer Xaomi.