Subj : The iPhone and Galaxy S23 Ultra prove money is no object for smar
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue May 30 2023 17:00:03

The iPhone and Galaxy S23 Ultra prove money is no object for smartphone buyers

Date:
Tue, 30 May 2023 15:49:04 +0000

Description:
New research shows buyers want the biggest and best smartphones, with Apple 
and Samsungs champs the big winners.

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A new report from Canalys has revealed the best-selling premium smartphones 
this quarter, and they unsurprisingly hail from the iPhone 14 and Galaxy S23 
families. What is a little surprising is which phones rule the roost. 
High-end($500 and above) smartphones bucked the global trend by growing 4.7% 
YoY, exceeding 1/3 of worldwide shipments in Q1 2023. 
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Canalys report has a few more interesting things to note. While smartphone 
sales have declined on the whole, more people are buying premium phones  
defined as phones costing $500 and above. Other top-selling smartphones 
featured in the report include the Galaxy Z Flip 4 , the Xiaomi 13 , and the 
Huawei Mate 50  the last one even more so than the others on the list because 
of its extreme handicap . We like them big, we like them pricey (Image 
credit: Future / Philip Berne) 

While theres a tendency to think that small smartphones are an untapped 
market and selling smartphones for less is more attractive to buyers, the 
research consistently shows otherwise. More expensive smartphones  which are 
also more often than not bigger  tend to sell better. 

Its a stark reality for many of the best Android phones , which position 
themselves as cheaper-iPhone rivals, often a feature or set of features that 
are better than iPhone in this area or that, while being priced lower; a 
simple price drop isnt enough though. For many people in the US, UK, and 
Europe who buy phones on monthly plans, theres no downside to getting the 
best smartphone you can buy. A phone which is priced the same as a pizza or a 
beer per month would, in my opinion, simply devalue itself when placed 
against the best of Apple and Samsung. 

Apple is expected to follow this train of thought to the logical extreme by 
introducing a more expensive iPhone to a market that has proven eager to buy 
the most expensive iPhone it sells with the iPhone 15 Ultra . The companys 
Pro Max phones are already expensive, but the iPhone 15 Ultra will 
potentially be upping the ante yet again  taking inspiration from the Apple 
Watch Ultra  its expected to be the biggest and most expensive iPhone yet. 
And if the iPhone 14 Pro Max is anything to go by, it also has the potential 
to be yet another best-seller for Apple.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/the-iphone-and-galaxy-s23-ultra-prove-money-is-
no-object-for-smartphone-buyers


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