The iPhone is not the most cloned phone model in 2017 according to AnTuTu
Popular benchmarking app AnTuTu released a report stating the most cloned smartphone brands and models for 2017.
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AnTuTu not only benchmarks smartphones regularly, it also collects data on the popularity of smartphone clones. Its latest report reveals that Samsung was the most cloned smartphone brand in 2017.
From the database of over 17 million smartphones which it inspected last year, AnTuTu claims that 2.64% consisted of smartphone clones. Of the smartphone clones, Samsung was the most cloned brand at 36.23%. Apple ranked second at 7.72% followed by Xiaomi at 4.75%.
The data also shows that the Galaxy S7 edge is the most cloned phone model. The European variant is the most popular at 4.94%, followed by the Chinese variant (2.94%). The iPhone 7 Plus is in fifth position (2.67%).
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