India smartphone shipments up 10% in 2018, Xiaomi leads market

News Wireless India 12 FEB 2019
India smartphone shipments up 10% in 2018, Xiaomi leads market
Smartphone shipments in India grew by more than 10 percent or 12 million to a total of 137 million units in 2018, according to a report by Canalys. The report also shows that India now accounts for more than 10 percent of the world's smartphone market, up from 6 percent five years ago. 

The study found that Xiaomi led the market in 2018, with shipments of over 41 million units, taking 30 percent of the total Indian smartphone market. Samsung's shipments jumped 20 percent, and the company ended 2018 with a market share of 26 percent in India, followed by Vivo (10.1%), Oppo (8.5%) and Micromax (5.7%).

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Mobile

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Samsung,  Vivo,  Micromax,  Xiaomi,  Oppo

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India

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Handsets, Market research

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