While the year has been rather slow in terms of smartphone sales, the fourth quarter really turned into a win-win situation for both consumers and corporations. Buyers benefitted from the huge discounts while companies’ sales figures saw a major spike. Such companies have thus been excitedly sharing data points from last month. But perhaps the most interesting bit is from Xiaomi that just revealed that POCO X3 Pro was the best-selling smartphone in several European countries over the Black Friday shopping period.

Lu Weibing, president of Xiaomi Group China and general manager of the Redmi brand, shared on social media site Weibo that the POCO X3 Pro has bagged the top spot in Amazon’s Black Friday sale in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

This is unsurprising considering the price of the POCO X3 Pro (6GB+128GB) dropped significantly from its already-compelling figure of €249 to just €179. The 8GB RAM + 128GB variant, on the other hand, saw its price drop from €299 to €200-220. The offer was hard to resist especially when one takes a look at the device’s spec-sheet – Snapdragon 860 flagship processor, 120Hz display, 64MP rear camera, 5160mAh battery, and whatnot.

Now, Amazon doesn’t publicly share data about best-selling products from a particular timeframe, but an archived version of Amazon Germany’s ‘Best Sellers’ page from November 29th did show the POCO X3 as #1 (via XDA). The phone has now, however, fallen to second place.

All in all, Lu Weibing’s post is a solid indicator for Xiaomi gaining traction in western European markets and of more success to come.

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