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Citizens inspecting displayed products at the Samsung Store Hongdae branch in Mapo-gu, Seoul on January 18, ahead of the official release of the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. Reporter Park Si-mon,
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, ‘This year, the ‘, best-selling smartphone worldwide in the first quarter (January-March) was Apple’s ‘iPhone 14 Pro Max’, ‘ according to reports. The iPhone 14 Pro Max is the most expensive model among the iPhones currently available from Apple. Samsung Electronics’ highest-priced model, the Galaxy S24 Ultra from the series released earlier this year, ranked fifth. ‘,
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, ‘According to Counterpoint Research on the 6th (local time), the ‘, Apple iPhone 15 series released in September last year swept the top four spots in smartphone sales for the first quarter. ‘The iPhone 15 Pro Max took the top spot with a 4.4% market share, followed by the base model iPhone 15 (4.3%) in second place and the iPhone 15 Pro (3.7%) in third. The iPhone 14 released in September 2022 (1.9%) claimed the fourth spot. ‘,
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, The best-selling Samsung product was the Galaxy S24 Ultra (1.9%), ‘, which ranked fifth following the top 4 Apple iPhones. The regular Galaxy S24 (1.0%) jumped to ninth place. ‘, The Galaxy S24 series became the first globally released smartphones to feature generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, ‘, starting sales in countries like South Korea and the United States on January 31. The series rapidly rose to the fifth and ninth positions in just two months of sales, earning high praise for its success. ‘,
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, ‘In particular, ‘, compared to the previous Galaxy S23 series which failed to make the top 10 list of best-selling smartphones last year, the positive consumer response to the Galaxy S24 series is even more pronounced. ‘Counterpoint Research attributed this to the “early release and generative AI technology.” The decision to move the series release date from February to late January also significantly contributed to expanding sales. ‘,
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, ‘Samsung Electronics claimed 5 out of the top 10 best-selling smartphones, including the two models from the Galaxy S24 series. Apple also secured spots 1-4 and 8 (iPhone 15 Plus) in the rankings. Counterpoint Research stated that “All 10 of the top-selling smartphones in the first quarter were 5G mobile phones” and ‘, “7 out of the 10 were premium smartphones (priced over $600), indicating a clear trend towards high-end smartphones”. ‘,
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