The first quarter of 2020 has, by far, been marred by the coronavirus pandemic. Various industries are struggling to keep up in the wake of the outbreak. The smartphone industry is one of these.
Usually such a time is for announcing upcoming smartphones, releasing new flagship launches, and mentioning which cool features are available on the next release. But with most tech events highly sidelined by the virus spread and global lockdown to contain it, we have missed out on a lot.
But, none the less, smartphone sales have kept going on. In Q1 2020, we have seen 3 smartphone giants take the lead in smartphone sales. As Canalys reports, Apple, Xiaomi, and Samsung have had the top 10 smartphone sales in these first 3 months.
Apple has 3 iPhones on the list, all being under the iPhone 11 lineup; Samsung has 4 on the list; while Xiaomi has 3 with the best Android smartphone in Q1 2020 being the Redmi Note 8.
Top 10 smartphones for Q1 2020
iPhone 11: This was announced in September 2019 and it features a 6.1″ Liquid Retina IPS LCD display; A13 Bionic chipset; 3110 mAh battery; 256 GB storage; 4 GB RAM; and Scratch-resistant glass. Apple is reported to have sold close to 18 million units of this handset in the first quarter.
Redmi Note 8 & 8T: These two were released in late 2019, coming with a 6.3″ IPS LCD display; Snapdragon 665 chipset; 4000 mAh battery; 128 GB storage; 4 GB RAM; and a Corning Gorilla Glass 5. Over 8 million units of the phone were sold in Q1 2020.
Samsung Galaxy A51: This also came in December 2019 and features a 6.5″ Super AMOLED display; Exynos 9611 chipset; 4000 mAh battery; 128 GB storage; 8 GB RAM; and Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Samsung reportedly sold over 6 million units of the phone in the first quarter.
Samsung Galaxy A10s: Was announced in August 2019 and features a 6.2″ PLS TFT display; MT6762 Helio P22 chipset; 4000 mAh battery; 32 GB storage; and 3 GB RAM. Close to 6 million units were sold in Q1.
Redmi Note 8 Pro: This is an upgrade of the standard Redmi Note 8 and it features a 6.53″ IPS LCD display; Helio G90T chipset; 4500 mAh battery; 256 GB storage; 8 GB RAM; and Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It also sold close to 6 million units.
iPhone 11 Pro Max: This is an upgrade of the iPhone 11 and its Pro. Apple reportedly sold over 5 million units of the phone in Q1 2020.
Samsung Galaxy A20s: Announced in September 2019, it features a 6.5″ IPS LCD display; Snapdragon 450 chipset; 4000 mAh battery; 64 GB storage; and 4 GB RAM. Samsung reportedly sold over 5 million units of the phone in Q1 2020.
Samsung Galaxy A01: This came in late 2019 and features a 5.7″ PLS TFT display; Snapdragon 439 chipset; 3000 mAh battery; 32 GB storage; and 2 GB RAM. Over 4 million units were sold.
Redmi 8A: Also announced in September 2019, the Redmi 8A features a 6.22″ IPS LCD display; Snapdragon 439 chipset; 5000 mAh battery; 64 GB storage; 4 GB RAM; and Corning Gorilla Glass 5. Close to 4 million units of the phone were sold.
iPhone 11 Pro: This is an upgrade of the iPhone 11. Apple reportedly sold close to 4 million units of the phone in Q1 2020.
