Xiaomi Ships Record 10Mn Phones in Q2 2022, But Loses Top Spot To Samsung in India

Xiaomi strives to go the undisputed all-time-selling phone maker in the Indian market only the Chinese behemothic's record achievement in the second quarter appears to have been spoiled past its biggest rival Samsung past a mere i percent.

Yep, Xiaomi India today took to Twitter to boast that it sold a record 10 million phones in the country in the second quarter of 2018. The company's managing manager Manu Kumar Jain reiterated this sentiment and said that it is the highest number of phones sold by any brand in a single quarter in India.

As yous can see in the tweet attached below, Xiaomi cites auction figures estimated past Canalys and states that it has happened to create history by selling a hefty x million phones in the previous quarter, concluded in June 2018.

Highest number of smartphones sold in any quarter by any brand in Republic of india! 💪

That's right! @XiaomiIndia created history: ~10 Mn in Q2.

Super proud of what our modest team has been able to achieve. Big shout-out to all team members! 👏#Xiaomi #BreakingRecords #1SmartphoneBrand motion picture.twitter.com/papPsmwQcR

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) July 24, 2018

This is the first time that a smartphone make has been able to achieve such a milestone, says Xiaomi. Information technology could be attributed to the record-breaking sales of Xiaomi's Redmi Notation 5 lineup that has seen huge interest from the netizens in India. More than 5 million units of this series were depleted in the past four months, despite the irritating flash sales.

With sales figures like these, Xiaomi is constantly trying to occupy a main spot in the phone market place of India and has been able to practice so over the past two quarters. It held the leading position in the market for the past two quarters, but lost the race to Samsung in the 2nd quarter, reveals Counterpoint Research on Tuesday.

Xiaomi Ships Record 10Mn Phones in Q2 2018, But Loses Top Spot To Samsung in India

Samsung captured a 29% market share in the 2d quarter in India, pipping the Chinese phone maker past one percent. Xiaomi grabbed a 28% market share, whereas the initiator of the notch tendency, Apple, holds simply a 1% market share in the land. Talking about Samsung'southward success, Karn Chauhan, Research Analyst says,

"Samsung has regained the leading position back after receding it to Xiaomi 2 quarters ago. The success of Samsung tin can be attributed to its refreshed 'J' series as it launched the virtually number of models as compared to any brand beyond multiple toll points during the quarter."

The Korean phone maker recently also revealed that it has sold over 20 lakh units of the Galaxy J6 and J8. Even so, Xiaomi has still managed to record its highest shipments in Bharat in this quarter so it nevertheless has some reason to celebrate.