The good news for Samsung doesn't seem to end today. After announcing record sales in the third quarter of this year, analyst firm Counterpoint Research has come up with the news that the tech giant has become the number one smartphone in India at the expense of Xiaomi. However, a report from another company, Canalys, claimed a few days ago that Samsung remains second here.
According to Counterpoint Research's latest report, Samsung saw 32% year-on-year growth in the penultimate quarter of the year in the Indian market and is now the leader there with a 24 percent market share. Just behind it is the Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi with a 23% share.
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According to the report, Samsung was the fastest to deal with the situation brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Multiple factors are said to have contributed to its dominance in the Indian market after two years, including efficient supply chain management, the release of good mid-range models or a focus on online sales. Samsung also appears to have taken advantage of the current anti-China sentiment in the country, which has sparked border disputes between the Asian giants.
The third largest manufacturer of smartphones in the second largest market with them was Vivo, which "bite off" a 16% share, and the first "five" companies Realme and OPPO complete with shares of 15 and 10%, respectively. XNUMX%.
According to the Canalys report, the ranking was as follows: the first Xiaomi with a share of 26,1 percent, the second Samsung with 20,4 percent, the third Vivo with 17,6 percent, the fourth place with 17,4 percent was taken by Realme and the fifth position was OPPO with a share 12,1 percent.
