Xiaomi becomes top smartphone vendor in India, overtakes Samsung
India's smartphone market has seen a change at the top, with Xiaomi now leading with shipments of nearly 8.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017. Despite annual growth of 17 percent, Samsung failed to maintain its lead, shipping around 7.3 million smartphones to take second place, according to a report from Canalys. The study also indicates that, together, the top two vendors now command more than 50 percent of the smartphone market in India, with market leader Xiaomi at 27 percent and second-place