Samsung launched its latest flagship smartphone, Galaxy S23 Ultra, in February 2023. After that, the company announced that the Galaxy S23 series sold much more than its predecessor, the S22 series. According to the South Korean company, the phone sales were up to 70% higher than the S22. Now, a report confirms Samsung’s claims and shows the best-selling phones globally in Q1, 2023. Here are the details about the best-selling flagship Android, Galaxy S23 Ultra…

Galaxy S23 Ultra was the best-selling smartphone after iPhone

Canalys, which is a global technology market analyst firm, released the world’s best-selling smartphones in Q1 2023. According to the graphics, we can see that phone shipments decreased by 13.3%. Another important thing is the best-selling phones. The company announced that the iPhone 14 Pro Max was the best-selling high-end phone, while the iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14, and the iPhone 13 ranked second, third, and fourth, respectively. The fifth smartphone was the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra.

While the vanilla Galaxy S23 ranked seventh, the Galaxy S23+ ranked ninth. On the other side, we can see that Galaxy Z Flip4 is the only foldable device in the list, ranking tenth in terms of best-selling in Q1 2023. The Galaxy S22 ranked 12th following the foldable phone. Xiaomi and Huawei were just the brands that could take a place on the list with the Xiaomi 13 and Mate 50.

Here is the list:

• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 14 Pro
• iPhone 14
• iPhone 13
• Galaxy S23 Ultra
• iPhone 14 Plus
• Galaxy S23
• iPhone 12
• Galaxy S23 Plus
• Galaxy Z Flip4
• iPhone SE (3nd Gen)
• Galaxy S22
• Xiaomi 3
• Mate 50
• Galaxy S21 FE 5G

Galaxy S23 Ultra specs

• Processor: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
• Display: 6.8-inch Quad HD+ OLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a resolution of 3088×1440 pixels, 120Hz refresh rate, and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection
• RAM/Storage: 8GB/12GB LPDDR5X RAM, 256GB/512GB/1TB storage options
• Battery: 5,000mAh battery capacity with 45W Super Fast Charging support
• Camera:
  • Rear camera setup:
    • 200-Megapixel primary camera
    • 8k30fps video recording capabilities
    • 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera
    • 10-megapixel 10x Optical Zoom telephoto lens
    • 10-megapixel 3x telephoto lens
    • 10-megapixel 10x periscope zoom lens
  • Selfie camera:
    • 12-Megapixel front camera with 4K 30-60fps video recording capabilities