In 2017, India’s mobile market grew by more than 30%. According to Counterpoint Research, Chinese brands captured 54% of the market up from 34% the previous year. However, Indian brands like Micromax and Lava did perform well. Xiaomi registered a staggering growth of 259% last year followed by Vivo (115%) and Oppo(104%). Further, $150-$230 was the fastest growing segment with 52% market share driven by strong perfomance of Xiaomi. Another achievement of Xiaomi was that it dethroned Samsung to be the leading brand in the CY 2017.
Here’s a list of the best selling smartphones in India for CY 2017 ( courtesy Counterpoint Research)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Rank 1)
Xiaomi Redmi 4
Samsung Galaxy J2
Oppo A37
Xiaomi Redmi 4A
Samsung Galaxy J7 NXT
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy J2 2016
Vivo Y55L
Vivo Y53 (Rank 10)
Thus, it can be seen that Xiaomi & Vivo took two spots in the Top 10 while Samsung took 4 spots in the Top 10. The Indian mobile phone market continues to grow at a staggering rate. One of the most noticeable things I saw in the Indian mobile market is the use of mobile data. With Reliance & Airtel giving great data packages to it’s customers, Indian mobile phone market seems promising.
