Samsung drops to 2nd spot in Southeast Asian smartphone market in Q2

Seoul: Samsung dropped to the second spot in the Southeast Asian smartphone market in the second quarter of the year, as Chinese brands expanded their presence with budget devices, a report said on Monday.

Oppo edged out Samsung to become the top vendor with a 20.3 per cent market share.

Samsung was the second-largest smartphone vendor in Southeast Asia with a market share of 19.5 per cent in the April-June period, according to industry tracker Counterpoint Research.