What is the most used smartphone in France?
Are you looking to buy a smartphone this year and wondering which one to choose from all the brands available? Do you want to buy a phone that's both stylish and high-quality?
We're going to give you the list of the most used smartphones in France this year to help you make your choice!
In France, in 2024, the best-selling smartphone is the Samsung Galaxy S24.
After reading this article, you will know:
- The ranking of the most used smartphones in France
- The best-selling brands in France in 2024
- The global ranking of smartphone sales
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Ranking of the best-selling smartphones in France in 2024
There is a market research company dedicated to providing in-depth information about technology markets to mobile industry managers. This company is called Counterpoint Research .
According to this recent study, the most used smartphones in France in September 2024 are:
- Samsung Galaxy S24 with 14% market share
- Apple iPhone 15 Pro with 12% market share
- Apple iPhone 15 with 11% market share
- Samsung Galaxy S23 with 8% market share
- Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra with 6% market share
Overall, the iPhone is the best-selling smartphone in other countries. France therefore relies on Samsung to deliver quality technology.
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Most popular smartphone brands in France
If we rely on the ranking of the most used smartphones, and by mixing the different models according to the brands, we can arrive at the following conclusion:
- Samsung leads with its Galaxy with 28% market share
- followed by Apple with its iPhone which holds 23% market share
The third brand on the podium that is beginning to make its mark among the two giants is the Chinese brand Xiaomi . It made a breakthrough in 2024 thanks to the sale of its model, the Xiaomi Redmi 13C.
Behind these three major brands, there are other popular models, although they sell much less. You will still find many people who own smartphones from the following brands: Huawei or Google .
There are other brands that offer smartphones at reduced prices and with less impactful performance but which can meet more limited needs: Honor, Oppo, Asus, Motorola, Nokia, Realme, etc.
The global ranking of smartphone sales
The latest statistics on the global smartphone market share show that as of July 2024, American phone manufacturer Apple is leading the way, with a market share of 27.75%. This means that more than a quarter of smartphone users worldwide use an Apple phone .
The best-selling phone brands in the world in 2024:
- Apple: 27.75%
- Samsung: 23.56%
- Xiaomi: 11.80%
- Oppo: 5.86%
- Vivo: 5.40%
- Realme: 3.64%
Samsung is the second most popular smartphone manufacturer. The South Korean brand holds 23.56% of the smartphone market, just four percentage points behind Apple.
Apple and Samsung dominate the smartphone market , together holding 51.31% of the total smartphone market. In fact, these two smartphone manufacturers have dominated the market since 2013. That year, their market share surpassed that of Nokia, a Finnish phone brand that was immensely popular in the 2000s.
Which phone will you choose?
We've scoured the rankings of the most popular phones in France . And now you know which smartphone is the best-selling in France and around the world. The results of these statistics show us which brands and models are winning the public vote , and for good reason.
Indeed, the best-selling models are generally the highest quality. At CHARLOT Paris, we focus on protecting these devices while maintaining a rock-solid style, which is why our first creations are iPhone cases with straps.