Indian Smartphone Market Declines 7 Percent in Q1, Vivo Gets First Rank, Xiaomi, Samsung, Oppo

The country’s smartphone market has reduced by seven percent on the year-by-year basis in the first quarter of this year. China’s Vivo ranks first with about 20 percent stake in this market. South Korea’s smartphone maker Samsung has got the second rank. This is followed by Xiaomi, Oppo and Realme.

Cybermedia Research (CMR )’s India Mobile handset Market Review Report states that in the first quarter, the shipments of smartphones in the country have declined by seven percent on a year-after-year basis. This is the reasons behind changing the priority of customers and increasing competition. However, the demand of smartphones with 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI) features has increased due to strengthening of the demand in the market of premium smartphones.

In the first quarter, the share of 5G smartphones in the total shipments of smartphones was around 86 percent. It has increased by 14 percent on a year-on-year basis. This report states that the demand for affordable 5G smartphones of Rs 8,000 to Rs 13,000 has been especially high. Their shipments have increased more than twice as compared to last year. Vivo ranks first with a 21 percent stake in the segment of 5G smartphones. After this, Samsung is with about 19 percent stake. Vivo ranks first with 20 percent stake in the total market of smartphones in the first quarter. Samsung (about 18 percent) has got the second rank.

Y29, T3 Lite and T4X have a major stake in Vivo’s smartphone shipments. Samsung’s shipments have fallen by about 13 percent on a year-on-year basis. Xiaomi of China is ranked third with about 13 percent stake. However, Xiaomi’s shipments have decreased by 37 percent on a year-on-year basis. After this, Oppo (about 12 percent) and Realme (about 11 percent) are in fourth and fifth position respectively. In the first quarter of this year, there has been a slight increase in the international shipments of the smartphone. However, during January to March, there has been a decline in sales of smartphones in markets like India and Latin America. The markets of America and China have increased. Sasamang of South Korea has secured first place in this market in the first quarter.