New Delhi May 18 (IANS) Apple iPhone X was the best-selling smartphone globally in March followed by iPhone 8 Plus and the first-timer Xiaomi s Redmi 5A in top 3 best-selling devices a new report said on Friday.
According to Counterpoint s "Market Pulse April Edition" Apple s iPhone X (3.4 per cent market share) dominated the whole first quarter in 2018 to be the top smartphone.
iPhone 8 Plus garnered 2.3 per cent market share and Xiaomi s Redmi 5A captured 1.8 per cent.
"Xiaomi s Redmi 5A became the best-selling Android smartphone in March a first for Xiaomi. Redmi 5A was also the third overall best-selling smartphone model in March " said the report.
Oppo s mid-segment smartphone A83 captured the 4th spot in the global best-selling model list.
Samsung s S9 and S9+ models pushed the company s position in the best-selling model list in March capturing fifth and sixth spots respectively.
"Samsung Galaxy S9 series helped increase the company s share in the ultra-premium segment. Samsung doubled its share in the premium-tier ($600-800) but faced tough competition in the mid and low-tier segments from Chinese OEMs (Oppo Vivo Huawei Xiaomi) " the report noted.
Xiaomi Samsung and Huawei s Honor brand helped drive the uptick in the $100-199 price band volume in various markets including India and South-East Asia.
"These three brands captured almost half the $100-199 price band. We will likely see an uptick in mid-tier price band share after a marketing push from Oppo Vivo Huawei in their home market and in India " said the report.

--IANS na/mr