Smartphone shipments set new record in Sep quarter; Apple regains top spot
Once the market leader, Samsung's share slipped to lowest ever in several years as Chinese players like Realme, Oppo and Vivo ate up its market
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Maintaining its reputation of setting records every now and again, the local smartphone market reported the highest-ever shipment of 46.6 million handsets in the July-September quarter. Apple, with 51.3 per cent market share in Rs 35,000-plus segment, regained the top spot after two years, battering OnePlus and Samsung. Once a market leader, Samsung’s share slipped to its lowest in several years, with Chinese players like Realme, Oppo, and Vivo giving it serious competition.
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