Xiaomi get top spot in Indian smartphone market in Q2 2024 leave behind Samsung Vivo more

Xiaomi has once again come to number one after being deprived of the top position for the last several months. Canalys of Report It has been claimed in. In the second quarter the company achieved a market share of 18 percent. It sold 67 lakh smartphone units during this period, due to which it again became the top smartphone company in India. The company focused on the 5G segment and launched devices in every price range.
Xiaomi also paid special attention to launching flagships. Recently the company launched the top flagship Xiaomi 14 series. Also introduced Xiaomi 14 Civi. After Xiaomi comes Vivo which is right behind it. That is, there is not much difference in the market share of both of them in the report. The third place went to Samsung which sold 61 lakh units during the period. After this comes Realme and Oppo.
Realme is at fourth place in the list which sold 43 lakh units. Whereas Oppo has got the fifth position which sold 42 lakh units. The scenario was somewhat different in the first quarter of the year, when the market had achieved year-on-year growth of 15 percent. More than 3.5 crore smartphones were shipped in the first quarter.
Samsung dominated the first quarter when the company achieved a market share of 19 percent. After that brands like Xiaomi, Vivo were at the top. Canalys report says that the sales of smartphones in India will increase significantly in the coming festive season. At the same time, in the coming year i.e. 2025, about 44 percent of Indian customers can buy a new phone. In which customers will have special focus on 5G phones.
Some challenges for the market are also mentioned here. During the festive season, customers expect huge price cuts, which damages the brand value and reduces the company’s profits. Apart from this, the secondhand smartphone market is also growing rapidly, which becomes a hindrance in the sales of new smartphones. The process of shifting from feature phones to smartphones is very slow in the country. This factor also has a negative impact on smartphone sales.
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