In 2022, sales of smartphones in South Korea fell 6 percent. Samsung Electronics, the world’s leading smartphone maker, saw its smartphone sales decline 2 per cent on-year in its home country in 2022. In terms of the top 10 best-selling models in Korea, Samsung again won the race. Yes, you read that right, 9 out of 10 Samsung phones are among the top 10 best-selling models (via Counterpoint) and the Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G became the best-selling smartphone in Korea.
Top 10 best-selling smartphone models in Korea in 2022
- Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
- Samsung Galaxy S22 5G
- Apple iPhone 13
- Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A23
- Samsung Galaxy M33
- Samsung Galaxy Xcover5
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
- Samsung Galaxy M53
For your information, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra smartphone was launched with a 6.8 inches Dynamic AMOLED screen that gets a resolution of 1440 x 3088 pixels and a pixel density of 501ppi. The smartphone is also equipped with a bezel-less punch-hole type front screen to house the selfie camera, besides getting protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.
For optics, the smartphone consists of a 108MP f/1.8 Primary Camera, a 12MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide Angle Camera, a 10MP f/2.4 Telephoto Camera and a 10MP f/4.9 Camera. For selfies, Samsung provided a 40MP f/2.2 Primary Camera.
Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset and an Adreno 730 GPU unit. A 5000mAh powerhouse belonging to the Li-ion family charges up the device.