Counterpoint Research has just released research data of the top 10 highest-selling phones globally in the third quarter (Q3) 2019. The data encompasses phones sold in all parts of the world and presents with some surprises.

First, Apple’s iPhone XR emerged as the highest-grossing model in the third quarter of 2019 even though Apple’s overall sales declined during the period.  Samsung and OPPO dominated the ranking with three top-selling models apiece. The Galaxy A10 is ranked as the second top-selling model while the Galaxy A50 came in as third. The OPPO A9 is ranked at the fourth spot while the iPhone 11 completes the top 5.

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Other models in the list include the OPPO A5s at the sixth position, Galaxy A50 at number seven, OPPO A5 at the eighth position. Xiaomi’s budget Redmi 7A came in at the ninth position and finally, the Huawei P30 completes the top 10. The P30 may be a surprise inclusion considering the US sanctions but the model is very popular in China.

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If you thought devices such as the iPhone 11 line-up and the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha were the last important smartphones launched in 2019, you were wrong. There are still a lot of surprises this year, and a lot of them are very imminent. This month we will see a lot of upcoming smartphones hitting the shelves, including important flagships. Here is a list of the best and most interesting upcoming smartphones which will be announced on October 2019.

Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL

Most of the eyes are on Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL which will be officially unveiled in New York on October 15. We already know a lot of their specifications thanks to several leaks surfaced in the last days. Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL will probably come with several new features introduced with Android 10 such as Live Caption, but also with a dedicated Titan M security chip and Motion Sense technology. Their displays will have 5.7 and 6.3-inch diagonals respectively, including Quad HD+ resolution and OLED technology. Both will support a 90 Hz refresh rate and Ambient EQ. Google Pixel 4 will be equipped with 2800 and 3700 mAh batteries and they will support 18W USB-PD fast charging through USB-C.

You can read more about the Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL here.

Meizu 16T

According to a leaked launch invite, Meizu 16T be announced in China on October 23. The launch event will take place in Beijing and the Meizu 16T will be another flagship variant of Meizu 16. It will be powered by a Snapdragon 855 chipset and it will sport an OLED display with a Full HD+ resolution and a 6.5-inch diagonal. It will be possible to choose between at least two memory configurations: 6/128 GB and 8/256 GB. Meizu 16T is also tipped to pack a 4400 mAh battery and a triple camera setup with 12 + 10 + 5 MP sensors that are inferior to the camera department of its predecessor Meizu 16s.

You can read more about the Meizu 16T here.

Motorola One Macro

As its name suggests, Motorola One Macro will be an Android One smartphone focused on macro photography. Promo materials revealed that the phone will launch on October 9. Among its key features, Motorola One Macro will have lag-free multi-tasking, fast charging, an efficient processor and a dedicated macro camera. According to leaks, it will come with an Helio P60 chipset by MediaTek paired with 2 or 4 GB of RAM and up to 64 GB of internal storage, as well as a 5.7-inch display with an HD+ resolution and a 4000 mAh battery.

You can read more about the Motorola One Macro here.

OnePlus 7T Pro

OnePlus 7T was officially announced on September 26 in India, but it did not come alongside a Pro variant and this left a lot of fans disappointed. But the OnePlus 7T Pro will come: the company simply decided to push its launch to the following month. OnePlus 7T Pro will debut on October 10 and it will have a different design from the vanilla OnePlus 7T. It will be more like the OnePlus 7 Pro with a notch-less display and a motorized pop-up front camera. The display will have a 6.65-inch diagonal and a Quad HD+ resolution. The rear cover will house a triple camera with a 48 MP Sony IMX586 primary sensor, a 16 MP ultrawide lens and an 8 MP telephoto sensor.

You can read more about the OnePlus 7T Pro here.

Oppo Reno Ace

Oppo Reno Ace is the next upcoming smartphone from the Reno series and it will launch on October 10 in China. According to a TENNA certification, it will be equipped with a Snapdragon 855+ chipset and it will offer up to 12 GB of RAM. Oppo Reno Ace will sport a 6.5-inch AMOLED display with a 90 Hz refresh ratio and a full HD+ resolution. On the rear side, there will be a quad camera with 48 + 13 + 8 + 2 MP sensors, while the battery will have a 4000 mAh capacity and it will carry the support to 65W Super VOOC fast charging.

You can read more about the Oppo Reno Ace here.

Oppo K5

Alongside the Oppo Reno Ace, on October 10 we will also see the Oppo K5. Unlike its sibling, it will be a mid-ranger and it will be powered by a Snapdragon 730G chipset focused on graphics performance (so great for gamers while still being pretty affordable). The Oppo K5 will also support VOOC 4.0 Flash Charge technology that reduces charging by 40 percent when compared to VOOC 3.0 available on the Oppo K3. Oppo K5 will sport a 6.4-inch display with a Full HD+ resolution and up to 8 GB of RAM paired with 128 GB of internal storage. There will also be a 64 MP quad camera.

You can read more about the Oppo K5 here.

Oppo A11

Oppo A11 is rumored to hit the Chinese market as soon as October 15. A TENAA listing revealed that it will be a lower-midrange device equipped with a 6.5-inch HD+ display just like the Oppo A9 (2020). It will be based on the Snapdragon 665 mobile platform supported by 4 GB of RAM and a native storage of 128 GB expandable through a micro SD. You will also find a quad camera with 48 + 8 + 2 + 2 MP resolutions and a huge 4880 mAh battery with fast-charging.

You can read more about the Oppo A11 here.

Realme X2 Pro

Realme X2 Pro will be the first flagship from Oppo’s sub-brand and it will also be the first Realme device to hit the European market. Its debut was scheduled for October 16 in Europe. Realme X2 Pro is expected to sport a 6.5-inch AMOLED display with waterdrop notch, a 90 Hz refresh rate, and a Full HD+ resolution. It will be fueled by the Snapdragon 855+ SoC with up to 8 GB of RAM and maximum internal storage of 256 GB. It will also include a quad camera with a 64 MP main sensor and a 115-degree ultrawide lens.

You can read more about the Realme X2 Pro here.

Redmi 8

While Redmi 8A already debuted days ago, Redmi 8 is yet to be announced. Xiaomi confirmed that it will come on October 9, so in just two days. It will be a low-end compact device with a 6.21-inch display and an HD+ resolution. It will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 mobile platform along with 3 GB of RAM. Its key feature will be a huge 5000 mAh battery with fast charging through USB-C, but there will also be a dual 12 + 5 MP camera.

You can read more about the Redmi 8 here.

Smartisan’s TiKToK Phone

Smartisan scheduled a launch event for October 31 in which it may unveil the much-awaited TikTok phone realized in cooperation with ByteDance. There are no confirmed specifications, but a leaked photo shared on Weibo suggests it will come with a quad-camera setup with three sensors arranged vertically and a fourth sensor on the right. there are speculations it is not a flagship device.

You can read more about the Smartisan TikTok phone here.

Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro

Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro is tipped to debut on October 24. It is rumored to be the world’s first midrange phone to sport a 108 MP rear camera (developed by Samsung, the same sensor on board of the Mi Mix Alpha). According to a tipster, the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro could also be powered by Snapdragon 730G mobile platform and it could run MIUI 11 (but still based on Android 9 Pie). However, note that these are just speculations and we do not have any official confirmation.

You can read more about the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro here.

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Gigaset is not the first manufacturer name that comes to your mind when you think of buying a new  smartphone but I came across a beautiful and powerful Gigaset ME device. It was designed in Germany, it’s an official partner Munchen Bayern football club and the phone costs just $140. In fact, the Gigaset ME used to cost over $500 when it was just released, which was simply too much. Learn more in the full review.

Gigaset Me Review: VIDEO REVIEW

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Gigaset Me Review: UNBOXING

The phone comes in a premium packaging and inside of it, you can find the all the usual stuff. Some extras include a pair of earphones that actually sound pretty good.

Gigaset Me Review: DESIGN and DISPLAY

Honestly, the Gigaset Me looks and feels like a much more expensive phone. It uses a high-quality stainless steel chassis, tactile metal buttons and a sheet of Gorilla Glass 3 on the front and rear.

The phone is compact due to it’s 5” 1080p display, which is sharp and vibrant. Just above the display we have an 8MP camera and a notification LED light.

I don’t like the fact that there are only the on-screen navigation keys but at least you can change the position of the buttons.

The back looks really nice but obviously, it is a huge fingerprint magnet as most of the glass surfaces, and the phone is quite slippery.

Besides the beefy 16MP camera, dual tone dual-LED flash, you can find some other sensors since the phone has quite a few fitness-oriented features.

You can track your heart rate, check the UV level using a dedicated sensor if you need to, track your steps with the built-in pedometer and once you finish your workout, control devices like TVs with the help of the IR blaster.

The fingerprint scanner is very accurate and it unlocks the phone straight from the standby mode. However, sometimes the display lights up slower than expected.

The phone is being advertised for the good sound but I would rate the loudspeaker quality as above average. Also, you will usually end up covering it up if you hold the phone in the landscape mode. The sound via the headset jack is great and I have no complaints here.

Gigaset Me Review: HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

Since the Gigaset ME was released quite while ago, it sports a little outdated but still pretty good specs that include an octa-core Snapdragon 810 chip, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage.

The Snapdragon 810 chip was used in the last year’s flagships for a reason. The phone can handle anything you throw at it without any issues. There is no stutter or skipped frames once you play the most demanding 3D games. Finally, the phone gets quite warm when gaming but it does not overheat.

Gigaset Me Review: BENCHMARKS

Gigaset Me Review: USER INTERFACE

The phone runs on the outdated Android 5.1 with the Gigaset’s skin on top it.

There are not too many features to talk about except for the fact that there are some redesigned icons and the app tray has been removed for some reason.

Most importantly, the UI runs fast and I didn’t have any stutter even after installing quite a few apps.

Gigaset Me Review: IMAGE QUALITY

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When it comes to the image quality, the Gigaset Me is definitely one of the best $150 camera phones you can buy. The images come out sharp, detailed and the color reproduction is accurate even though I took all the daylight pictures during the cloudy and foggy day.

The night photos don’t look that great but you will still be to take some usable images. Obviously, the pictures looks quite grainy buy my biggest complaint is a visible purple tint in most of the shots.

The selfies look kind of mediocre. All the images I took have quite a soft focus.

The phone can shoot videos at the resolution of 2k or 1080p. Either way, the quality of footage is just mediocre. My biggest complaint is a very poor sound recording quality.

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Gigaset Me Review: CONNECTIVITY

The phone ships with the hybrid SIM card tray where you can either put 2 nano SIM cards or a combo of 1 SIM and the microSD card.

I didn’t have any connectivity issues with this phone except for the fact that the sound quality from the earpiece is kind of mediocre.

Gigaset Me Review: BATTERY LIFE

The 3000mAh battery performs great. It will easily get you through the day and that translates to about 5 hours of screen-on time on a mixed use.

Also, the phone supports the Quick Charge 2.0 and you can fully charge the phone in about 1h 30 mins.

Gigaset Me Review: CONCLUSIONS

So, there you have it, the Gigaset ME, the phone you’ve probably never considered buying.

Obviously, it was simply too expensive at the time of the release but for the current price of just $150, I think that it is a pretty good deal.

The phone looks and feels expensive, the display is pretty sharp and vibrant and the Gigaset Me has the specs that can still handle even the most demanding tasks like 3D games.

The camera can take some really nice and sharp pictures in daylight but it struggles in lower-lit situations. Also, the sound quality in the video recording mode is just horrible.

If you decide to buy this phone, you will probably be stuck with the Android 5.1. On the other hand, the day-to-day performance of the UI is good.

Still, the Gigaset ME is definitely worth $140 as it is a solid and nice-looking phone if you don’t mind the previously mentioned shortcomings and the fact that it will attract all the fingerprints and smudges once you use it.

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We know that Chinese smartphones are doing very well in the past couple of years, especially in 2016. While the growth and success of companies like Huawei, Xiaomi and OPPO have been the focus of our attention in the past few months, this doesn’t change the fact that the South Korean giant, Samsung is also having one of the best years in recent times. The new Galaxy S7 phones have been a success, which we already know thanks to the data available for the first half, but today, Strategy Analytics just published a new report which revealed that the top three best selling Android smartphones in the world were all from Samsung!

In the first half of 2016, Samsung’s Galaxy S7 Edge turned out to be the best selling phone for the period. Well, it’s not really surprising given that it was very well received by fans and critics alike. However, considering that the S7 Edge is quite expensive, it clearly shows that consumers trust and value the Samsung brand name. What’s surprising though is that the second and third most sold smartphones during this period were also from Samsung.

The Samsung Galaxy J2 and Galaxy S7 took the second and the third place respectively in terms of global Android shipments for the first half of 2016. Samsung’s global presence has definitely helped it sell so many units within this period. We can see that the company sold over 13.3 million units of the Galaxy S7 Edge, which is a tremendous achievement for a single model in such a short time period. Similarly, 13 million units of the J2 were sold and 11.8 million units of the Galaxy S7 were sold during the same period.

This is exactly why Samsung is the top in terms of shipments and market share. Apple lies way below the company, taking the second place in terms of market share after Q2 2016, while Huawei, OPPO and Xiaomi take the third, fourth and fifth place respectively.

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