The iPhone 6 was Apple's big new smartphone for 2014, and the phone's popularity far exceeded that of phones from Samsung or BlackBerry. Phones from both companies remain popular, but the iPhone 6 beat competitors in terms of sales and popularity with consumers. Popularity rankings based upon Yahoo searches for 2014 place the iPhone 6 above the BlackBerry Pearl, Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy S5.

Samsung's Galaxy S5 was the third most searched smartphone during the past 12 months, and while sales were fine in the US, the phone wasn't a massive hit on the global market. The iPhone 6, on the other hand, has received a great amount of attention since its launch in September.