World’s top selling smartphones: Two out of three belongs to Apple

According to a report Apple's iPhone 6s is the world's top-selling smartphone model in the second quarter of 2016. The US giant shipped 14.2 million units and accounted for four percent share of all smartphones shipped worldwide in Q2 2016.

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World’s top selling smartphones: Two out of three belongs to Apple

According to a report Apple's iPhone 6s is the world's top-selling smartphone model in the second quarter of 2016. The US giant shipped 14.2 million units and accounted for four percent share of all smartphones shipped worldwide in Q2 2016.

Total global smartphone shipments grew one percent annually from 338.0 million units in Q2 2015 to 341.5 million in Q2 2016.

The Apple iPhone 6 shipped 8.5 million units worldwide for second position and 2 percent marketshare during Q2 2016, followed by Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge in third place with 8.3 million and 2 percent share.

According to media reports, the mega event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium will unveil the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus smartphones, along with the next-generation Apple Watch.

People can pre-order the luxury smartphone from September 9 while sales may begin from September 16.

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