Smartphone shipment hits all-time high of 44 mn units in Q2, Xiaomi leads

Xiaomi led the tally with 27 per cent market share, followed by Samsung (23 per cent), Vivo (10 per cent), Micromax (9 per cent) and OPPO (8 per cent) during the third quarter

Smartphone sales in India grew five per cent to an all-time high of 44 million units in the September quarter, driven by strong shipments by handset vendors ahead of the festive season, according to a report by Counterpoint Research.

In the reported quarter, smartphone segment contributed to half of the total handset market (88 million) with brands like Xiaomi, Samsung, Vivo and OPPO recording their individual highest-ever shipments in a single quarter, it said. The shipments grew 24 per cent on sequential basis.

Xiaomi led the tally with 27 per cent market share, followed by Samsung (23 per cent), Vivo (10 per