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Odd addition at the end of the title lol. It’s like it’s unusual for a product to be the most popular for the first time. As if it goes straight to the second time and skipping the first time.
Maybe I’m misunderstanding and need to read the article to fully get it, but I’m not biting.
The opening line gives a hint:
Android phones are never the top-selling smartphones globally, but the ones that get closest are almost always budget models.
The “first” is that a premium phone is the top selling Android phone, whereas usually it’s a budget phone.
Given this new information, I still maintain that there are issues with that title lol. It doesn’t properly capture what it’s about, even in a click baity way. 😅
The articles are based on data from Q2 2026, the time where everything is more expensive and so less budget-conscious consumers are purchasing a new phone, leaving a larger share of people shelling out over $1300 for a smartphone.
This “first” for Samsung is not really the achievement that the articles claim it to be. When you look at the headline, you believe that the S26 Ultra must have has a big leap forward to have this “first” title, when really it’s a result of the memory crisis (caused partly by Samsung) making everything expensive. The headline is a lie, like so many others.
I’m not surprised in the least, that it is a lie. Thank you for the explanation though!
Just of note, this is the top-selling device in Q2 2026. I don’t know if you know about this, but everything is expensive in 2026, so it makes sense that less budget-conscious consumers have bought smartphones. This means it’s a lot more likely for an expensive device like the S26 Ultra to be at the top right now, since people with the money to shell out over $1300 for a smartphone are more likely to buy a new phone.
A lot of the headlines are treating this as a victory for Samsung, like the S26 Ultra is a huge leap or something that has convinced consumers to spend well over a grand on a smartphone, when I feel that’s blatantly false.
I have an account with work that allows me to switch phone every 2 years. Costs me nothing. I cannot ethically spend $1300 on a stupid phone.
