{"id":376026,"date":"2026-08-26T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=376026"},"modified":"2026-08-26T08:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:24:08","slug":"iphone-17-tops-q2-2026-global-smartphone-sales-apple-takes-top-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/iphone-17-tops-q2-2026-global-smartphone-sales-apple-takes-top-three\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 17 tops Q2 2026 global smartphone sales: Apple takes top three"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple’s iPhone 17 was the world’s best-selling smartphone in Q2 2026. The iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone 17 Pro followed right behind it, giving Apple the top three spots, according to analysts.<\/p>\n

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The numbers back that up. The regular iPhone 17 led the quarter with 6% of global sales<\/strong>, ahead of both the iPhone 17 Pro Max and the iPhone 17 Pro. That happened even as worldwide smartphone shipments dropped 11% from a year earlier, marking the weakest second quarter the market has seen in 13 years. Apple, meanwhile, still managed to grow unit sales by 5%, analysts said.<\/p>\n\n

The market is getting more concentrated, too. Only Apple and Samsung phones made the global top 10, and together those models accounted for 26% of all sales<\/strong>, up 2 percentage points year over year. Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra landed in fourth place and was the best-selling Android phone of the quarter, analysts said.<\/p>\n\n

Analysts tie the iPhone 17’s momentum to a couple of things: better upgrades<\/strong> on the base model, and stable pricing at a time when a memory chip shortage pushed competitors’ costs, and then their prices, higher. Smaller brands took the hit hardest. Xiaomi, OPPO, and vivo all posted double-digit shipment declines.<\/p>\n\n

If you’re thinking about upgrading, the iPhone 17 looks like a solid pick. Apple also posted strong growth in India, Japan, the Middle East, and Africa, and sales in South Korea nearly doubled, according to analysts. Country-by-country detail is still limited, though, and there isn’t much fuller breakdown yet on the Galaxy S26 side either.<\/p>\n\n

You can buy the iPhone 17 from Apple or through carriers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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