Top 10 most-profitable smartphone models in the world

Wonder which are the most-profitable smartphone models in the world? The smartphone models that garner the biggest profit share in the global smartphone industry. We have listed below the world's 10 most-profitable smartphone models. These 10 smartphone captured 90% of the total handset profits during the fourth quarter of the year 2017, according to the research company Counterpoint.

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Apple iPhone X

Apple iPhone X is the most profitable smartphone in the world. iPhone X alone generated 35% of the total handset industry profits, according to the report. This is a significant landmark, as the model was available in the market for only two months during the fourth quarter 2017.

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​ Apple iPhone 8

Next on the list is iPhone 8. The smartphone garnered 19.1% profits of the total smartphone industry's profits. Apple iPhone 8 launched in 2017, alongwith iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X

Apple iPhone 8 Plus

At No. 3 on the list is Apple iPhone 8 Plus with 15.2% profit share of the total smartphone industry.

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Apple iPhone 7

Fourth on the list is another Apple smartphone, iPhone 7. Launched in the year 2016, the smartphone still boasts of 6.2% of the smartphone industry's profits.

Apple iPhone 7 Plus

The big-screen variant of the iPhone 7, Apple iPhone 7 Plus is the fifth most-profitable smartphone model in the world. The over-two-year-old smartphone still gets 5% of the smartphone industry's profits.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8

At No. 6 on the list is Samsung Galaxy Note 8. The first non-Apple smartphone in the rankings boasts of 3.9% of the smartphone industry's total profits.

Apple iPhone 6S

Launched in 2015, Apple iPhone 6S ranks at No. 9th in the overall list. The smartphone gets 1.6% of the global smartphone industry's total profits