Xiaomi Leads Indian Smartphone Shipments in 2020 4v1560 Realme Sees Highest Growth: Counterpoint

Realme shipments grew 22 percent in 2020 and crossed the 20 million-unit mark for the first time, the Counterpoint report says. 311r1

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 27 January 2021 18:15 IST

Strong performance of Redmi Note 9 series resulted in 13 percent YoY growth for Xiaomi in Q4 2020 6c6h4y

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Samsung took the second position with 21 percent market share
Apple crossed 1.5 million shipments in a single quarter
OnePlus has also seen 200 percent YoY growth in Q4

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Xiaomi is India's largest smartphone shipment manufacturer in 2020, a new Counterpoint report suggests. The research firm states that strong performance of Redmi Note 9 and Redmi 9 series resulted in 13 percent year-over-year (YoY) growth in the last quarter of 2020. India's smartphone shipments reached over 150 million units in 2020 due to post-lockdown high demand and new use cases like online learning and working from home. While Xiaomi captured the top spot in India smartphone shipments in 2020, Realme grew the highest at 22 percent YoY in 2020.

Counterpoint's latest Realme's market share increased from 10 percent in 2019 to 13 percent in 2020. Shipments of Realme grew 22 percent in 2020 and crossed the 20 million-unit mark for the first time.

In Q4 2020, Xiaomi saw a strong 13 percent YoY growth, thanks to a strong demand for Redmi 9 and Redmi Note 9 series. In the same quarter, Samsung witnessed a 30 percent YoY growth and Counterpoint report says that the brand grew 1.5 times YoY in 2020 on online channel shipments. Realme saw the highest growth due to strong shipments of its C series and Narzo series.

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