Chinese smartphone brands expanded India market share in 2020 – report

Bengaluru: Chinese smartphone brands increased their market share in India in 2020, a year marked by deadly border clashes between the Asian neighbours and backlash against Chinese firms in India, research firm Counterpoint said on Wednesday.

Chinese brands commanded 75% of India’s smartphone market last year, up from 71% in 2019 and the highest since at least 2014.

Xiaomi Corp remained India’s top smartphone seller in 2020, with a 26% market share, albeit slightly less than its 27% share a year earlier. South Korea’s Samsung Electronics was the No.2 brand with a 21% share.

India’s next biggest phone brands were Vivo, Realme and Oppo – all Chinese – data from Counterpoint showed.