Xiaomi leads the Indian smartphone market, Oppo is the only brand still growing

22 October 2022
The entire Indian smartphone market fell by 6% in shipments in the third quarter.

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Sujoy, 22 Oct 2022oppo is push brand. offline stores brainwash customer for b... morePhones are excellent. Software is not. Also price is not. I wish they had optimised software like Huawei or Motorola or Old One Plus.

    rizki1, 22 Oct 2022I can see that going up in Q2 2021 is the popular Redmi Not... moreXiaomi Note 12 series won't be good either. There is no snapdragon chipset to make it. Qualcomm needs to step up their game next year.

      K, 22 Oct 2022This is great great news. Less conspicuous consumption mean... moreI no longer recommend Xiaomi and Realme this year. Suggested Moto phones to quiet a bit people.

        K, 22 Oct 2022This is great great news. Less conspicuous consumption mean... moreNothing good this year. Tell me one good phone launched this year. Except Moto Edge 30 Ultra and Google Pixel 7. Midrange segment is totally empty with shitty products all over.

          Anonymous, 22 Oct 2022The difference you see in 60hz vs 120hz is when you play ga... moreI don’t know what you are talking about, but 60hz vs 120hz difference is really big after you’ve got used to 120hz, just the homescreen scrolling or scrolling web pages shows huge difference. But only if your eyes have got used to it. Going back to 60hz is very difficult.

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            you have to suffer, 22 Oct 2022oppo is the brand thats still growing due to its salesperso... moreThat is no secret anymore. The sales commision for the salesperson for every unit sales is about 40- 70 USD.

            Thats why salesperson in small electronic store never stops suggesting Oppo phones, although we are asking phone from different brand.

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              • 22 Oct 2022

              Anonymous, 22 Oct 2022The difference you see in 60hz vs 120hz is when you play ga... moredude what you are saying is reverse..not all game optimized to run 120hz mostly stuck on 60hz.
              and for browsing scrolling on other apps except game all optimized to support 120hz🤣.
              even on YouTube for scrolling like see comment apss use 120hz.but for video frame its 60hz...its like combination pip

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                • 22 Oct 2022

                AnonD-1066415, 22 Oct 2022Should be more like "Xiaomi is still holding on in the... moreI for one have raised my limit to 300 euro from 250 as the top nr i am willing to pay for a phone. Also i am still waiting for something in that price range to be more compact or at least smaller then i have now that is 159mm tall phone for 6 inch screen.

                For what i use my phone on there is no reason that makes sense to spend more on a phone. I hardly ever use camera but it's still nice to have for when ever you need one but for that it dont need to be top of the line lens and sensor with lots of features. I dont also play with my phone other then the long trips to toilet and for that candy crush is enough. That also dont need top of the line hardware to play.

                So whats left for using a phone that needs hardware ? When i bough my phone 4 and half years ago it was ok low end with 136k Antutu v9 score and it still working ok for me. Things that will broke on a phone will be buttons and plugs so it wont matter is it a flagship or budget as these things get the most wear and tear.

                Also this thing cant afford is dumb. We can afford to pay 60 euro a month or so for phone bill that include the phone and the contract for 2 years. And you get your flagship or status symbol iphone for that no problems. The amount of people who use the status symbol wont buy out these 1000-1500 phones on release day or when they go to shop to buy one.

                I buy the up to 300 euro phone cause i will buy it out on the day i go to shop and if something happens to the phone it's not something i need to treasure and go to repair shop. Well depends on how long i have the phone but if it's like after 2 years then it's better to buy a new phone then go repair the screen or something.

                I have only once tried to go trough the process of repair and it took 6 months and in the end of it the phone had still the same problem and also 3.5mm jack was broken too so it saves me lots of nerves and lots of running between repair shops as it's not worth it.

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                  • 22 Oct 2022

                  Anonymous, 22 Oct 2022The difference you see in 60hz vs 120hz is when you play ga... moreSounds like you never used 120hz. "by browsing only you wont make any difference in 60hz screen over 120hz" what the heck are you on? 120hz make day and night difference doesn't matter what are you doing.

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                    • 22 Oct 2022

                    travis999, 22 Oct 2022ME,because just like high / ultra high dpi screens,most peo... moreThe difference you see in 60hz vs 120hz is when you play games.
                    Most people dont play games so by browsing only you wont make any difference in 60hz screen over 120hz screen as the time you use browsing you are still on 60hz for these 120hz screen phones. Well if you have set the screen to be 120hz for all the time then it's a different story but i dont think you make any difference in the screen with just browsing.

                      you have to suffer, 22 Oct 2022oppo is the brand thats still growing due to its salesperso... moreIf I was not disgusted by the Vivo flagship series (60 and 70) I wouldn't have believed you.

                      I went to a retailer to buy these and tested the hyped cameras only to be shocked at how bad they were.

                        oppo is the brand thats still growing due to its salesperson's genjutsu method. offering a flagship priced phone but the insides are lower midrange😂😂😂 could said the same to vivo. they offer flagship price, but they gave you an upper midrange.

                          Apple very likely grew too, but they are in that other category which is growing.

                            Kurokaze, 22 Oct 2022The common people use iPhones in those first world nations ... more” The common people use iPhones in those first world nations but those who really know how to use their phones and want do alot more things would go for Sony, Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei and OnePlus.”

                            Most of them also go for iPhone if they can. Or there just very few of those you described

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                              • 22 Oct 2022

                              Well best brands rules and the most overpriced will watch from the dust on the ground the others how they rise and shine.
                              Its only natural that companies foeled by greed for money but lack of innovation falls down.

                                I don't expect any Indian brand to be making to this list. Coz they don't have the attitude of doing something good for buyers. Indian companies are just after profits. Even now they get the phones from the manufacturers outside India and simply put the stamp of Made in India. Except the stamp nothing is Indian.
                                Non Indian brands like Xiaomi,BBK are doing better than any Indian company.
                                They deserve this dominance because they very well know the mindset of Indian buyers and Indian manufacturers.
                                Cannot blame Non Indian companies.

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                                  • 22 Oct 2022

                                  Anonymous, 22 Oct 2022iPhones are cheap in Japan and expensive in India because o... moreBecause phones there are tied to contract & not sold for retail.

                                    I think useless 5g hype and social media influencer
                                    ( people who review the phone including ) will do the magic and smartphone sell will be increase in india and other countries .

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                                      • 22 Oct 2022

                                      Should be more like "Xiaomi is still holding on in the Indian market". Lol.
                                      I think, general speaking (not only for Indian market), people buy Xiaomi phones not because they are particular good (I don't think they excel at anything these days, not even price), but is just that they don't have something better around to choose from. Considering the price too, of course.

                                      And I see some people commenting here that "Everybody wants an iPhone, but they can't afford one". Lol, no. Is just that these days, people think (and for very good reasons), that are far more important things in life than spend 800, 1000, 1500EUR for a fre*king phone (speaking about iPhones in particular).

                                        Ravuh, 22 Oct 2022Well, it's all the masses could afford unlike first wo... moreThe common people use iPhones in those first world nations but those who really know how to use their phones and want do alot more things would go for Sony, Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei and OnePlus. iPhone is still being used as fashion and status symbol(despite Sony being even more expensive) in those first world countries hence the popularity. The reason why Oppo is popular in developing countries is because of the default filters for their camera which people prefer if they can't afford an iPhone.

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