The top-selling phone brand in India is not Samsung anymore, and it is not Apple either

as informed in Meanwhile, Samsung shipped about 7.3 mn smartphones in the same period and captured 25 % of the market, Canalys said. He added which the South Korean tech giant was struggling to beat over cost-conscious customers in the low-end segment of the Indian phone market. Xiaomi was once considered the darling of the phone world, showing triple-digit development and challenging the likes of Samsung and Apple. At 1 point in time, it was the highest player in China however eventually saw its market share eaten away with the likes of Huawei, Vivo and Oppo. The fourth-quarter shakeup in the Indian market came amid a twelve % development in phone shipments, according to Counterpoint.

Samsung Galaxy S9: New phone to launch on 25 February

The Samsung Galaxy smartphone S9 going to be uncovered on 25 February. The South Korean firm has sent out invitations for a launch event, called Unpacked, that going to take place in Barcelona in exactly 1 month. The Samsung Galaxy smartphone S9 going to nearly certainly launch alongside a slightly larger model, the S9+, and the phones are Guessed to look extremely similar to their predecessors, the S8 and S8+, that came out final year. Leaks propose the S9 going to feature a 5.8-inch QuadHD+ AMOLED display, a 12-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, IP68 water- and dust-resistance and 4GB of RAM. The S9+ going to be slightly larger, and going to come with a dual-camera setup on the rear.

Xiaomi wins Samsung to highest spot in India's phone market

as informed in Xiaomi couldn't have hoped for best timing of 2 reports that appeal it has toppled Samsung to become India's top-selling phone company. Counterpoint involved year-long figures, that conclude that Samsung (24 percent) is ahead of Xiaomi (19 percent) over the longer timeframe. A glance at the Former year's figures shows that Xiaomi has locked what was once a significant gap with its rival. Counterpoint dataCanalys's Rushabh Doshi explained that Samsung stray ground because Xiaomi was enable to of exploit its weakness in the sub-INR15,000 (US$240) market with its affordable Redmi series. With Xiaomi ramping up its offline discounds in India, this is 1 fight to watch in 2018.

Xiaomi trumps Samsung in Indian phone market share

According to Counterpoint Research, for Q4 2017, Xiaomi barely surpassed its South Korean elect with the companies boasting a market share of 25% and 23%, respectively. Another industry watcher, Canalys, places Samsung's market share at 25%, while Xiaomi too leads here with a 2% lead. As per GfK, that tracks discounds to finish consumers, in the final (November) quarter Samsung had a 45 % price market share and fourty % volume market share. Samsung is a complete range player and leads the phone business across every segment of the India market in 2017. Xiaomi, however, is not impressed, and pointed out the reality that Gfk's information fails to account for on-line sales.

collected by :John Smith