Xiaomi tops mobile shipments, Samsung makes strong comeback in Q2 in India

Counterpoint Research stated in a report on Friday (July 24) that smartphone shipments in India declined by massive 51-percent year-over-year (YoY) to just over 1.8 crore units in the second quarter of 2020 due to the coronavirus-led lockdown.

However, in June 2020, Indian smartphone shipments registered just 0.3% Year-on-Year decline, as there was pent-up demand after the announcement of ease of lockdown the and advertisements from the brand also helped increasing the sales. During the quarter the unique smartphone userbase surpassed 500 million.

“The COVID-19 pandemic wiped-out almost 40 days of production as well as the sales of smartphones due to the nation-wide lockdown. During May, the government allowed shops to open and online channel deliveries for non-essential items.