Last year’s iPhone 13 has become the best-selling phone in India as per a Quarter 3 analysis by Counterpoint Research. This is also the first time an iPhone has topped the smartphone shipment in India. Meanwhile, the overall shipments for Q3 have declined.

Besides having the iPhone 13 as the bestseller, Apple also topped the premium segment with a 40% share followed by Samsung and OnePlus. For those who don’t know, the iPhone 13 also became a best-selling phone globally back in April.

More insights reveal that 5G smartphones saw a growth of 31% with a total of 32% shipments, showing the eagerness of people to upgrade to a 5G phone after the official rollout. Xiaomi became the top 5G smartphone brand in Q3 2022 in the sub-Rs 20,000 price bracket.