Chinese phonemakers led by Xiaomi, Vivo continue to tighten their grip on Indian market

Key Highlights:

• Xiaomi increased market share in India on the back of Mi 6 and Redmi Note 4X.
• Samsung had highest number of 8 crore smartphone shipments globally.
• Demand for older generation iPhones remained strong in India.

Chinese smartphone brands have strengthened their hold on the Indian market in the April to June quarter.

“China, India and South East Asia remain the key growth markets for Chinese brands. A Chinese vendor continues to hold one of the top three spots in most of these markets,” said Tarun Pathak of Counterpoint Research in a report dated August 2.

A total of 36.5 crore smartphones were shipped globally in the April to June period of this year, the report said.

While the shipment of Samsung smartphones remained on top of the list in the second quarter of 2017 (Q2 2017) with 8 crore phones shipped, its Year-on-Year growth was flat at 4%.

However the report showed Chinese smartphones YoY growth was fast increasing during the quarter with Xiaomi recording the highest growth of 60% and Oppo, Huawei and Vivo following close behind.

The Xiaomi brand had shipped 2.3 crore smartphones globally in this period.

Its official: Indian smartphone market is mostly Chinese