International market research firm Canalys has released a report containing the shipping estimates of the Indian market for the fourth quarter of 2019. The data shows Chinese tech giant Xiaomi continued to dominate the market in the fourth quarter.
In terms of shipments, Xiaomi increased by 13% to 11.2 million units in the fourth quarter, and annual shipments rose steadily from 41 million units in 2018 to 42.9 million units. Samsung ranked second, with a year-on-year decline of 7% to 8.1 million units in the fourth quarter. Samsung’s gross estimated shipment of 32.3 million units in 2019 was slightly inferior to 35.4 million units in 2018. Vivo ranks third, with a year-on-year increase of 69% to 7 million units in the fourth quarter, and annual shipments increased 72% to 24.7 million units. Realme ranked fourth, with shipments up 268% year-on-year to pitch at 4.7 million units.
Finally, BBK subsidiary OPPO ranked fifth with a total shipment of 4.5 million units in the fourth quarter, an increase of 42% year-on-year. Apple has also achieved its best performance ever in India. Shipments in the fourth quarter were close to 925,000 units, a year-on-year growth rate of over 200%.
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