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Top 10 Best-Selling Mobile Phones of All Time

Ranked by total units sold, from Nokia's pocket bricks to the iPhone 11, with release year and who each phone suited.

Nokia 1100250 million 2

Nokia 1110250 million 3

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus222.4 million

Quick answer

The Nokia 1100 is the best-selling mobile phone of all time, with 250 million sold after its 2003 launch, tied with the Nokia 1110. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are the best-selling smartphones ever at 222.4 million.

How it's ranked: Total units sold, as listed on Wikipedia's List of best-selling mobile phones. Apple counts each iPhone generation together with its Plus, Pro or Max models.

Nokia 1100

Nokia · Basic phone · released 2003

250 million

The best-selling phone ever made.

The Nokia 1100 has sold over 250 million units since its launch in the fourth quarter of 2003, making it the world's best-selling phone handset and, at the time, the best-selling consumer electronics device in the world. It was a basic GSM phone, announced on 27 August 2003 and discontinued in the first quarter of 2010, with close variants called the 1101 and 1108.

Best forA simple, rugged phone with long battery life

Skip it ifYou need apps, a camera or the internet

Source: en.wikipedia.org › Nokia_1100

Nokia 1110

Nokia · Basic phone · released 2005

250 million

The 1100's twin, tied for the all-time crown.

The Nokia 1110 matched the Nokia 1100 at 250 million units sold. Released in 2005, with the 1110i following in 2006, it was a low-end GSM phone aimed at first-time mobile users, and Nokia pitched it on ease of use, reliability and a low price. Developing countries were one of its key markets.

Best forFirst-time phone owners

Skip it ifYou want a color screen on the original model

Source: en.wikipedia.org › Nokia_1110

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

Apple · Smartphone · released 2014

222.4 million

The best-selling smartphones of all time.

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sold 222.4 million units, the most of any smartphone. Released on September 19, 2014 as the eighth generation of iPhone, they brought bigger 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screens, a faster processor, better cameras and support for near-field mobile payments.

Best forThe best-selling smartphone generation ever

Skip it ifYou want current software support

Source: en.wikipedia.org › IPhone_6

Nokia 105

Nokia · Basic phone · released 2013

200 million

The budget feature phone that keeps on selling.

The Nokia 105 series has sold 200 million units. Nokia unveiled the first 105 at Mobile World Congress in February 2013 and released it in the second quarter of 2013, aimed at markets in developing countries.

Best forA cheap backup phone

Skip it ifYou need a smartphone

Source: en.wikipedia.org › Nokia_105_(2013)

iPhone 6S and 6S Plus

Apple · Smartphone · released 2015

173.8 million

Apple's second-best smartphone seller.

The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus sold 173.8 million units. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced them on September 9, 2015, and they were released on September 25, 2015 as the ninth generation of iPhone, then replaced by the iPhone 7 a year later.

Best forBuyers of the first iPhone with 3D Touch-era design

Skip it ifYou want the newest features

Source: en.wikipedia.org › IPhone_6s

iPhone 5S

Apple · Smartphone · released 2013

163.7 million

The last iPhone with Steve Jobs' fingerprints on it.

The iPhone 5S sold 163.7 million units. Unveiled in September 2013 as the seventh generation of iPhone, it kept the 4-inch screen of the iPhone 5 and added a new gold color. It was the last iPhone that Steve Jobs was involved in designing.

Best forFans of a small, one-hand iPhone

Skip it ifYou want a big screen

Source: en.wikipedia.org › IPhone_5s

Nokia 3210

Nokia · Basic phone · released 1999

160 million

The classic phone of the late 1990s.

The Nokia 3210 sold 160 million units. Announced at the CeBIT fair on March 18, 1999, it was priced for teenagers and young professionals and added T9 predictive text. It was the first consumer phone without a protruding external antenna.

Best forNostalgia and the original Snake era

Skip it ifYou need modern networks

Source: en.wikipedia.org › Nokia_3210

iPhone 7 and 7 Plus

Apple · Smartphone · released 2016

156.7 million

The iPhone that ditched the headphone jack.

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus sold 156.7 million units. Announced on September 7, 2016 and released on September 16, 2016 as the tenth generation of iPhone, they replaced the iPhone 6 and 6S lines as Apple's flagships.

Best forA budget used iPhone

Skip it ifYou need a headphone jack

Source: en.wikipedia.org › IPhone_7

iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max

Apple · Smartphone · released 2019

156 million

The affordable flagship that sold like a hit.

The iPhone 11 family sold 156 million units. Apple unveiled the iPhone 11 on September 10, 2019 at the Steve Jobs Theater alongside the 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max, and released it on September 20, 2019. The base model was seen as an "affordable flagship."

Best forA dual-camera iPhone at a lower price

Skip it ifYou want 5G

Source: en.wikipedia.org › IPhone_11

iPhone XR, XS and XS Max

Apple · Smartphone · released 2018

150.7 million

The budget flagship of its year.

The iPhone XR, XS and XS Max sold 150.7 million units together. The XR went on sale on October 26, 2018 and launched at $749 in the US, the least expensive of Apple's twelfth-generation iPhones.

Best forA colorful, lower-cost iPhone

Skip it ifYou want a telephoto camera on the XR

Source: en.wikipedia.org › IPhone_XR

Questions people ask

What is the best-selling phone of all time?

The Nokia 1100, with over 250 million sold after its 2003 launch, tied with the Nokia 1110.

What is the best-selling smartphone ever?

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, with 222.4 million sold.

How many phones on this list are iPhones?

Six: the iPhone 6, 6S, 5S, 7, 11 and XR families.

Which Nokia phones made the list?

The Nokia 1100, 1110, 105 and 3210.

What was special about the Nokia 3210?

It was the first consumer phone without a protruding external antenna, and it added T9 predictive text.

How we ranked

Total units sold, as listed on Wikipedia's List of best-selling mobile phones. Apple counts each iPhone generation together with its Plus, Pro or Max models. Every number on this page comes from the source linked under each pick, and every photo shows the actual product. Brands can't pay to be on this list.

List source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_mobile_phones · Updated 2026-11-11