Indians are buying more phones from Chinese companies: report


  • TECH
  • Friday, 18 Aug 2017

Xiaomi Corp. smartphones stand on display at one of the company's stores in Yangon, Myanmar, on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. In 2015, Myanmar signed up more people for mobile phone service than any country in the world except China and India, according to the Asian Development Bank. Photographer: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg

Chinese smartphone brands expanded their share of the Indian smartphone market in the June quarter (Q2) of 2017, continuing a trend seen over the past few quarters, shows the latest Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report by research firm IDC (International Data Corporation). 

This means brands including Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo now have a combined market share of as high as 54%, up from 51% in Q1 2017. 

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