Strong iPhone 17 sales could push Apple ahead of Samsung this year

Counterpoint Research expects Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup to help push Samsung to become the world’s number one phone manufacturer this year, Counterpoint Research reported. CNBC and Bloomberg. The report estimates that Apple will ship 243 million phones this year, while Samsung will ship 235 million phones, giving Apple a 19.4% share of the global smartphone market, less than 1% ahead of Samsung.

Counterpoint says the newly introduced iPhone 17 series generated 12 percent more sales in the first four weeks than the iPhone 16 lineup, with sales boosted by a “less than expected” impact from the tariffs.

Different analysts report different statistics on who is the leader in phone shipments Over the past few yearsBut according to Counterpoint’s assessment, this will be the first time that Apple has surpassed Samsung in phone shipments in 14 years. Based on Counterpoint’s report, that appears to be the case Reports of silent reception As for the iPhone Air, persistent questions about Apple’s progress in AI technology haven’t held back the iPhone 17 lineup as a whole. Next year, Apple is expected to launch a cheaper model, the 17e, in the spring, and eventually the first foldable iPhone.