Samsung Galaxy S8 Becomes Best-Selling Android Smartphone

he Samsung Galaxy S8 has been selling extremely well ever since it were released earlier this year but a new report from Strategy Analytics has claimed that the handset has managed to become the top shipping Android smartphone in Q2 2017. Interestingly, Xiaomi, with its Redmi 4A smartphone, managed to make it to the list of top 5 selling smartphones after being topped by Oppo in the previous quarter this year. Though referring to shipments, the report also called the Samsung Galaxy S8 the 'top selling' Android smartphone.

Samsung managed to ship 10.2 million units of Galaxy S8 (2.8 percent market share) and 9.0 million units of Galaxy S8+ (2.5 percent market share), together accounting for 19.2 million units, during the second quarter of 2017, as per Strategy Analytics report. "Samsung's Galaxy S8 has instantly become the world's most popular Android smartphone model, due to its attractive curved-screen design, a rich portfolio of software apps, and best-in-class retail distribution across dozens of countries," the research firm said in its report. Rs.53,900