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Counterpoint research reports that after Apple’s solid run at the top in Q1 2018, the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus outsold iPhone X in the first month of Q2. And it isn’t just the S9 Plus, ots smaller sibling, the Galaxy S9 shared the top spot with it.
In Q1 2018, Apple’s iPhone models held the top four spots. Samsung’s Galaxy S9 series have responded with some fervour, pushing Apple’s iPhone X to the third spot and the iPhone 8 series further down the pyramid.
How Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus outsold iPhone X in April 2018
Here is the chart of top 5 best-selling smartphones in the month of April, 2018:
And here is the same information in list format:
- Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus : 2.6%
- Samsung Galaxy S9 : 2.6%
- iPhone X : 2.3%
- iPhone 8 : 2.3%
- iPhone 8 Plus : 2.2%
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus are beautiful and capable devices. Released only in March 2018, they missed much of quarter one. It is no surprise that they are selling in droves and have beaten Apple’s iPhone X back in the market.
Xiaomi narrowly missed the top 5 spots, but make a showing in the 6th and 8th positions with the Redmi 5A and Redmi 5 Plus respectively.
Xiaomi is definitely proving to be a solid brand to watch in the smartphone market. The brand has sustained its tempo over the years and is now rubbing shoulders with the top selling brands in the world. The Xiaomi Redmi 5A was in 5th place in Q1 2018.
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It is an interesting world we live in. Here’s an example of why it is. The Essential PH-1 was launched without the much-loved 3.5mm audio jack. You know, because it is cool these days to leave out the audio jack. One cool thing about Essential phone is how it is designed to allow you add functionality to it via the use of modules. We have seen the 360 camera module, and now, Essential has announced a magnetic headset module called Audio Adapter HD.
Yes; you can now use a 3.5mm audio headset with your Essential phone, but you have to buy a headset and buy the module too.
You have to give it to the guys at Essential. First they sell you the phone at a premium price, then they sell you the module to add a feature they deliberately left out in the first place. One won’t be surprised to find that there’s an audio headset lurking around in the corner for sale as well. “Let us just milk those suckers for everything”, someone must have said at a private meeting at Essential HQ.
Will The Audio Adapter HD Module Help?
The Essential PH-1 isn’t selling like that. IDC reported that in 2017, the company shipped less than 90,000 units of the phone. That was six months after launch.
So yes, sales have been poor. The Audio Adapter HD should help the cash flow; right? Wrong. If a phone isn’t selling enough, how many people are going to buy the modules? Remember that just recently, the company said they were shopping for funds, with the possibility of a sale not out of the picture?
How many Audio Adapter HD units does Essential have to sell for it to make business sense? How many Essential phone users will buy one? Want to take a guess? Let me help you: not enough. If the main device isn’t selling, an accessory is money down the drain.
Anyway, welcome to 2018, where manufacturers remove a popular feature from a smartphone and then sell an accessory to put it right back in. Hello, suckers!
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Digital Skills and Communication Coach | Mobile Phone Connoisseur since 2001 | Tech Blogging since 2004
