Xiaomi Shipped the Most Smartphones in October in India: IDC

Xiaomi shipped 5.5 million smartphones in October, taking the prime spot in the Indian smartphone market in keeping with newest information from analysts International Data Corporation (IDC). The Chinese firm secured 24.eight p.c market share, rising 38.1 p.c year-on-year. Samsung was behind Xiaomi with 20.6 p.c market share, although the firm additionally noticed a extra important year-on-year development of 42.2 p.c. Overall, the Indian smartphone market grew by 42 p.c year-on-year in October, with 21 million items shipped.

IDC launched its Indian Monthly Smartphone Tracker that reveals Xiaomi shipped 5.5 million items in October this 12 months to safe 24.eight p.c market share. In the similar month final 12 months, the firm had shipped 3.9 million items with 24.7 p.c market share. Xiaomi noticed a 38.1 p.c year-on-year development in October. In second place, Samsung accounted for 20.6 p.c of the market, and shipped 4.5 million items in India, to register a 42.2 p.c year-on-year development.

Next on the listing of the prime 5 smartphone distributors was Vivo which shipped 3.9 million items in October, in comparison with 2.9 million items shipped in the similar month final 12 months, rising 37.Three p.c year-on-year in October shipments. Realme, at quantity 4 shipped 3.zero million items registering a big 48.2 p.c development — the highest amongst all the manufacturers.

Oppo got here fifth with 2.7 million items shipped for a year-on-year development of 40.2 p.c. Other manufacturers account for the remaining 2.Four million items shipped.

The Indian smartphone market grew by 42 p.c year-on-year in October as 21 million items had been bought in whole. IDC states that this development was as a consequence of the enhance in on-line gross sales and pent up demand from the third quarter of this 12 months. The variety of items shipped in India is the highest ever for October and second highest for a single month after the 23 million items that had been shipped in September this 12 months.

Online platforms facilitated the majority of smartphone gross sales with 51 p.c, rising 53 p.c year-on-year. The report additionally factors out that purchases of low- to mid-range smartphones between $100 (roughly Rs. 7,400) and $200 (roughly Rs. 41,700) grew by 60 p.c year-on-year. Apple led the premium section in India, which grew 16 p.c year-on-year in October.

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