Apple's Base iPhone 16 Beats The Company's More Premium 'Pro' Models By Securing Top Spot Of The World's Best-Selling Smartphones List For Q1 2025; 'Plus' Variant Came In Tenth Place

The world's best-selling smartphone for the first quarter of 2025 is a surprise entry, with the iPhone 16 receiving the accolade by defying the odds and surpassing the feature-enriched iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. During the same period last year, the iPhone 15 was just one position away from obtaining the same title as Apple's current-generation base model, losing only to the iPhone 15 Pro Max. In total, the Cupertino firm's handsets occupy five positions in the latest list, with the remaining spots captured by Xiaomi and Samsung. Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra carves a place in the…