Counterpoint Research has announced the list of the ten best-selling smartphones of Q3 2024, and it looks like SAMSUNG He has several reasons to be pleased with this report.

tracking company reported This Samsung Galaxy S24 It was ranked tenth on the list. This is still a notable result, as no Galaxy flagship phones made the list in the third quarter of 2023.

But Counterpoint Research says this is a bigger issue than first thought:

It was also the first time since 2018 that a Galaxy S series model entered the top 10 in the third quarter. Sales of the Galaxy S24 series were mainly driven by the strong marketing focus on GenAI capabilities.

In other words, it’s the first time since the Galaxy S9 series that a Galaxy S phone broke into the top 10 in the third quarter of the year. This is especially notable since the Galaxy S24 series actually launched in January, suggesting that 2024 flagship phones are seeing long-term sales momentum.

But that’s not the only reason Samsung is happy. The best-selling Android phone was the Galaxy A15 4G, which ranked fourth, one spot higher than the top-ranked Android phone a year ago (Galaxy A14 4G).

However, six of the top ten phones were iPhones, with Apple mobile phones taking the top three spots. Other Android phones on the list were Galaxy A15 5G (fifth), Galaxy A35 5G (sixth), Galaxy A05 (seventh) and Redmi 13C 4G (ninth). It is also interesting to note that Galaxy A55 5G Although the A55 5G hasn’t launched in the US, it failed to crack the top 10 this year despite its predecessor placing seventh last year.