Recognition: David Imel / Android Authority
- According to Canalys, Apple’s iPhone 11 was the best smartphone for the third quarter of 2020.
- The Samsung Galaxy A21s was the best Android phone of the quarter.
- Samsung had four other phones on the list, while Xiaomi had three devices that cracked the top 10.
In the third quarter of the year, the smartphone market recovered after the terrible first and second quarters, and Samsung took back the top spot from Huawei. Xiaomi also became number three in the world, overtaking Apple during that time.
Now, channels unveiled the 10 best smartphone models that shipped in the third quarter of 2020, and Apple’s iPhone 11 was by far the number one device during that time. Apple’s flagship for 2019 has shipped over 16 million units, according to the tracking company, followed by the iPhone SE in 2020 in second place.
It’s worth noting that Apple didn’t release the iPhone 12 series in the third quarter. Hence, all eyes will be on the fourth quarter to see what impact the new phones have on the market.
The best Android phone model for Q3 2020 was the Galaxy A21 in third place, hot on the heels of the iPhone SE. The Samsung phone has an energy-saving processor and a 5,000 mAh battery. This is a device that you can work with for two days. Throw in a ~ $ 200 price tag and a quad rear camera setup and it seems like the Korean brand hit gold with this device.
In fact, Samsung’s budget phones made up five of the ten places on the list. Those phones were the Galaxy A11 (fourth), Galaxy A51 (fifth), Galaxy A31 (eighth), and Galaxy A01 Core (tenth). This suggests that the brand’s focus on value for money is paying off again.
Xiaomi was the only other manufacturer in the top 10, with the Redmi Note 9 / Redmi 10X 4G (sixth), Redmi 9 (seventh) and Redmi 9A (ninth). And with the company reportedly cracking the top 3 globally and in Europe in the third quarter, we’re not surprised to see these phones here.
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