Chinese brands dominate Indian smartphone market with 72% share; THIS phone tops the list

Smartphone shipments in India grew by around 6 per cent to 4.6 crore in the July-September quarter of FY25, states a report by research firm IDC. According to the report, Chinese smartphone manufacturers dominated the market with leading brands cornering around 72 per cent market share during the quarter.

Vivo led the chart with around 15.8 per cent market share and was followed by Oppo with around 13.9 per cent share. Samsung remained the only non-Chinese player in the top 5 with a 12.3 per cent market share in the quarter concerned. 

However, it registered a fall of 19.7 per cent when compared to the same quarter of last year. The South Korean tech major had a market share of 16.2 per cent in the July-September quarter of 2023.

"Oppo was the biggest gainer, while the share of Samsung and vivo declined, all three together making up 53 per cent of this segment," the report said.

According to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker for the third quarter of 2024, Apple has clocked 8.6 per cent market share in the September 2024 quarter.

"Apple had its biggest quarter of shipments, with 4 million units, led by iPhone 15 and iPhone 13. This further widened the gap between the value share of Apple and Samsung, which stood at 28.7 per cent and 15.2 per cent, respectively," the report said.

Oppo had a 13.9 per cent share, Realme 11.5 per cent, Xiaomi 11.4 per cent, Poco 5.8 per cent, Motorola 5.7 per cent, iQOO 4.2 per cent and OnePlus 3.6 per cent market share in total smartphone supplies during the reported quarter.

The share of 5G smartphones increased 

According to the report, the share of 5G smartphone shipments has increased to 83 per cent in the July-September quarter from 57 per cent in in the same quarter and year ago. However, the average selling price (ASPs) of the 5G smartphone declined by 20 per cent YoY to $292.