Sales exploded over 14 weeks! *Flagship Phones*: Apple has once again crushed the high-end market.

The conclusion is straightforward. In the domestic flagship sales ranking for Week 14, Apple is still the hardest rival to catch. Statistics released by blogger "RD Observation" show that the iPhone 17 series has reached a cumulative total of about 27.2157 million units, and the lead is not just marginal—it has opened up a clear gap.

What stands out most in this set of data is not that Apple is in first place, but that its lead is overwhelmingly stable. By Week 12, total sales of the iPhone 17 series were already close to 26 million units, and by Week 14 they had risen to about 27.2157 million. The clear main driver is the iPhone 17 Pro Max, which shows that the high-priced model is not dragging the lineup down at all—instead, it is continuing to raise the ceiling for the entire series.

Domestic brands have not been without achievements, but the gap must be faced head-on. The Huawei Mate 80 series has accumulated about 5.0807 million units, already surpassing the 5 million mark, making it the best-selling domestic high-end lineup. The Xiaomi 17 series stands at about 4.4453 million units, of which the Xiaomi 17 Ultra accounts for about 192,000 units. The vivo X300 series has reached about 2.1565 million units; the X300s and X300 Ultra were only added to the statistics starting from Week 14, and currently stand at about 45,000 units and 53,800 units respectively.

What is truly brutal is the multiple-based gap. Sales of the iPhone 17 series are about 5.34 times those of the Huawei Mate 80 series, 6.38 times those of the Xiaomi 17 series, and the gap with the vivo X300 series is even larger. This is no longer just about one standout model selling explosively—it shows that Apple still holds the real pricing power in the entire high-end market. Domestic flagships may not be comprehensively behind in product strength, but when it comes to the purchasing habits of high-end users, they clearly have not yet completed the overtake.

This also has some reference value for ordinary consumers. If you care about resale value, ecosystem, and broad market recognition, the iPhone 17 series is still the safest choice. If you care more about localized experience, imaging preferences, or brand loyalty, the Huawei Mate 80 and Xiaomi 17 series have also firmly secured their place in the first tier of domestic high-end phones—just don’t place too many fantasies on a sales miracle.

To put it bluntly in the end: it’s not that domestic high-end phones can’t compete, but that they still haven’t fully captured the hardest part of high-end users’ mindshare. The sales rankings don’t lie. What Apple is winning right now is not just the hardware itself, but also the trust and habits built up over the long term. This situation is not going to change in the short term.