Chinese firms extend dominance in smartphones with 45% local market share

Samsung holds top slot with 24% share, Xiaomi next with 15.5%

Chinese handset makers have increased their share of the Indian smartphone market to 45 per cent in the June quarter from less than 20 per cent a year ago. 

Counterpoint Research estimates four Chinese smartphone manufacturers, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and Lenovo have more than doubled their combined market share in a year.

South Korean electronics major Samsung holds on to the top slot but its market share declined to 24.1 per cent in June from 25.6 per cent a year ago. Xiaomi took the second slot with a 15.5 per cent market share, up 2.5 percentage points from 13 per