Xiaomi, vivo and Oppo see massive gains in India as the smartphone market contracts for the first time

26 July 2017
These Chinese companies, together with Gionee and Lenovo, control over 50% of the Indian smartphone market.

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  • Rich watarious
  • CGH
  • 16 Jan 2018

Oh Yes, Samsung will move back very soon because all they care most are the flagship phones. They don't do great work on the mid-range. And when they do too the price is very high forgetting there are many great options of phones for lower prices.

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    • Anonymous
    • YPb
    • 29 Jul 2017

    are there any other good brands there?

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      • Anush Patel
      • nF%
      • 28 Jul 2017

      Anonymous, 26 Jul 2017Sad to see Micromax completely disappear. I smell Nokia ... moreMicromax mobiles are either a re brand or assemble parts from China any way?

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        • AnonD-305793
        • ajN
        • 27 Jul 2017

        You don't have idea what youre talking about!

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          • Anonymous
          • D0e
          • 27 Jul 2017

          Good K Mi limited on ground
          ground iy

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            • Anonymous
            • mJs
            • 27 Jul 2017

            It's nice to see that people in other countries do tend to buy into the competition as well. Over here at my place the market is 45% apple 45% samsung 10% shared by htc/Sony/Huawei.

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              • Marvin
              • 3RU
              • 27 Jul 2017

              Prometheous, 27 Jul 2017Devices from Apple, Sony and htc appeal to a niche. Those p... moreThe article does not mention Apple, Sony or HTC so i don't see the point of your comment. #layaway #TooPoorForCheapStuff

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                • AnonD-142982
                • uvn
                • 27 Jul 2017

                and this success has gone to head of xiaomi,they are failing to peobide proper latesr updates as they are growing there portfolio,they are neglecting user feedbacks and astarted ro run rhe show by themselves,selling what they want not selling what user wants,they are on the parh of nokia,ms,leeco they all tried to manipulate market as they reqirwe being arrogant and they are out
                wish them all the best and hope they get back on track soon

                  Devices from Apple, Sony and htc appeal to a niche. Those people won't buy this junk anyway and they are not concerned about how many devices these 3rd grade Chinese companies sell. Use a Chinese phone and then a phone from these reputed manufactures and it immediately becomes apparent why they sell these devices at dirt cheap rates here. I for one, don't even glance at their product pages on amazon or flipkart. If I am low on budget, I prefer to postpone my plan of buying a new phone than to buy this one plus, oppo, vivo or such other worthless piece of cr@p.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • YTL
                    • 27 Jul 2017

                    Congratulations Xiaomi.. Hopefully you will continue with the same enthusiasm

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                      • AnonD-456831
                      • vLy
                      • 27 Jul 2017

                      Zoom, 27 Jul 2017No mi6 in India yet Mi5 out of stock Even when it was onl... moreikr? These chinese companies should sell more here since there are also rich people here not just poor just cause india is a 3rd world country.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • yp1
                        • 27 Jul 2017

                        Great achievement by samsung, oppo and vivo becoming topsepsellers with mediocre overpriced phones.
                        Any company can become top seller by selling best for cheapest cost.
                        For lenovo, there were no launch in that period. That share was only from Moto G5 plus sale figures only.
                        Hope K7 note acheive better

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                          • Zoom
                          • KSw
                          • 27 Jul 2017

                          AnonD-456831, 26 Jul 2017And still no real flagships being released here like Xiaomi... moreNo mi6 in India yet
                          Mi5 out of stock
                          Even when it was only 32gb version
                          Ssly wtz their flagship strategy in India
                          Evn huawei/honor has released honor 8 pro with a competitive price
                          Xiaomi still needs to improve

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                            • Anonymous
                            • pLS
                            • 26 Jul 2017

                            Sad to see Micromax completely disappear.

                            I smell Nokia to reach top 3 at least next year.

                              AnonD-680522, 26 Jul 2017xaiomi have a good approach till this momentYeah...

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                                • mhV
                                • 26 Jul 2017

                                AnonD-682657, 26 Jul 2017Haha iphone is nowhere near to top 10 in India and China (n... moreApple never been interested about marketshare, Apple only sells mostly high end phones with big price tag, iPhone is number 5 in China by the way, collecting millions of sales every q. Propably company which does most money from mobile companies in China.

                                  First of all, as almost usual, well done to Samsung for leading the Indian market (in this case). But to Xiaomi as well for the second place and to the others consecutively. Additionally, within a month or so, maybe we'll even see a little increasing, etc. Because Samsung will launch the Note 8 and so most probably it will keep holding the flagship segment, but on the other hand, Lenovo will launch the K7 Note, and then after a while or so, Xiaomi will launch the Redmi Note 5, and maybe even the Redmi Pro 2, so probably they will keep holding their respective positions, and probable increasing even more. But then, as far as tough competition goes, it will be the turn of Vivo and Oppo, etc., to do something in regard, the mid- range (& premium) and entry level too. We'll see then (interesting).

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                                    • vLy
                                    • 26 Jul 2017

                                    And still no real flagships being released here like Xiaomi's Mi Note 2 and Mi Max and its future Mi Note sequels as said by Hugo Barra about our country not being able to afford them or being poor. Same goes for ViVo's Xplay series when Shen wei said they won't be released here in india but instead we're being treated to a multitude of "selfie" low to mid range smartphones.

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                                      • Coreg
                                      • XQB
                                      • 26 Jul 2017

                                      Oppo and vivo are the same company smh

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • n5S
                                        • 26 Jul 2017

                                        Perhaps now Samsung will stop being so lazy, arrogant and complacent and snubbing certain regions.