What do you reckon is the most used phone brands in UK specifically? For every geek and technology crazed teenager out there it’s very obvious the newest phones will be the most used phones or the most bought phones. However that is nothing but untrue as the most used phone in the UK in the year of 2019 was iPhone 7, yes the same iPhone 7 that came out back in September 2016!
The phone market is actually very complex by the time the product reaches its maturity stage in the product life cycle there is already a new product ready to launch. So at times, it takes at least 9 months before the rank pushing can be expected.
The most used phone in UK in the first quarter of 2019 was iPhone 7 that came out more than 3 years ago. The iPhone 7 is a very liked and respected phone, especially when considering the price point and the performance that isn’t much far off that of today’s flagships phones.
The main competitors in this market in UK are Apple, Samsung and Huawei and OPPO. The competitors tend to be very static in terms of the most used brands however Chinese brands like Huawei and OPPO have managed to capture twice the market share compared to the last year.
The two most used and well-recognized brands in cell phone business are Apple and Samsung who are the top dogs as they set new trends and produce the most innovative tech and smartphones with new features.
The cell phone industry customers can be categorized into two Android users and IOS users. IOS is operating software for iPhone, IPad and iPod etc. Android is an operating software that is used by Samsung mostly and other brands as well e.g. OnePlus, which is a Chinese brand.
Here is a small list of the most used phone ranked from the best to the worst in the United Kingdom by students mainly as the biggest contributors to the overall smartphone ownership by age in 2019 is 16-24 age group that is mostly students:
- Samsung S7
- iPhone 8
- Samsung S6 Edge
- Samsung S6
- iPhone XS
- Galaxy S8
- Galaxy S8+
- Galaxy S10+
- Galaxy S10
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone XS Max
- Galaxy S9
- Huawei P20 Pro
- OnePlus 7 pro
As it is apparent in the list that the newest phone does not really become the best seller instantaneously e.g. the iPhone XS Max is struggling as compared to iPhone 7 that is 3 years old.
Sometimes smartphone companies make mistakes in terms of pricing or the product. E.g. the iPhone XR is said to be the most “useless” phone and it didn’t do well in the market. Towards the end of last quarter a big chunk of these phones specifically the iPhone XR were available at a discounted rate at AT&T and Verizon franchises. Most phones are manufactured in China by Foxconn like you pay someone to do my essay during end times of the semester. It’s easier and convenient.
Chinese phones have shown a greater hope for this year as the newest trends e.g. folding phones and providing flagship performance in mid-range phones is their target and they’re doing exceptionally well. The new galaxy fold followed by Razr Motorola Fold is quickly being chased by Huawei with their Mate X that uses a screen that folds out instead of inwards flipping screen. This phone is classified as a folding tablet with 8-inch high-resolution screen.
