Chinese brands rule Indian smartphone market with 2/3rds of share: report


  • TECH
  • Friday, 26 Apr 2019

A man cleans a screen displaying a phone model of Chinese smartphone maker Vivo inside a shop in Ahmedabad, December 14, 2018 REUTERS/Amit Dave/Files

BENGALURU: Chinese brands controlled a record 66% of Indian smartphone market in the first quarter, led by Xiaomi Corp, a report showed, with volumes rising 20% on the back of popularity for brands like Vivo, RealMe and Oppo.

Xiaomi's India shipments fell by 2% over the last year, but the Beijing-based company was still the biggest smartphone brand in the country, according to Hong-Kong based Counterpoint Research.

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