The Samsung Galaxy S8 has officially become the highest selling Android phone in the world today. The claim was published by research firm Strategy Analytics and it shows that the South Korean giant has shipped over 10.2 million devices globally. The report further adds that these units have been shipped in the second quarter of 2017 alone.

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The report comes at a time when Samsung is about to launch the Galaxy Note 8 on August 23rd and these figures are indicative of the device's massive success all over the world. One must note that the Galaxy S8 is not the best selling phone, but it is the best selling Android smartphone. 

The second highest selling Android smartphone maker is Xiaomi from China and has managed to make the list of top-selling smartphones thanks to devices like the Redmi Note 4 and Redmi 4A. "Xiaomi Redmi 4A shipped 5.5 million units for fifth place and 2 percent (precisely, 1.5 percent) market share worldwide in Q2 2017. Xiaomi is becoming wildly popular across Asia. Xiaomi is now the fourth largest smartphone vendor in China and the second biggest across India. Xiaomi is selling a large volume of smartphones through online channels, with key distribution partners such as Flipkart and JD," the research firm said.

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Apple still leads the race as the same reports show that Apple has shipped over 16.9 million handsets in the second quarter of 2017."We estimate the Apple iPhone 7 shipped 16.9 million units and captured 5 percent market share worldwide in Q2 2017. The iPhone 7 remains the world's most popular smartphone model overall, due to a compelling blend of user-friendly design, extensive supporting apps, and widespread retail presence for the device. Apple iPhone 7 Plus, with its bigger screen and higher pricing, shipped 15.1 million units for second place and 4 percent market share worldwide in Q2 2017," Strategy Analytics said in its report.