Micromax beats Samsung to become India's No.1 mobile phones vendor

[The A-5]

NEW DELHI: Micromax has overtaken Samsung to become the largest mobile phone supplier in India in Q2 2014, according to independent market research and consulting firm, CounterPoint Research.

As per the report, Micromax's handset shipments share was 16.6% in the quarter while Samsung's share was 14.4%. This is the first time that Samsung has been displaced from the pole position.

Nokia was at the third position with a 10.9% shipments share, followed by domestic brands Karbonn and Lava which had a 9.5% and 5.6% share, respectively.

In terms of smartphone shipments, Samsung still retains the top slot with a 25.3% shipments share in the second quarter. Micromax is closing the gap with 19.1% share, followed by Karbonn, Motorola and Nokia.

Micromax beats Samsung, becomes India's No. 1 mobile vendor: Report - The Times of India

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I hope Indian companies also grab the top spots in smartphone market soon.

 

[baajey]

micromax is an indian company which outsources its manufacturing to china , am i right ?

 

[Manindra]

micromax is an indian company which outsources its manufacturing to china , am i right ?

No, It is an Indian Company which sell Chinese rebadged phones recently they start assembling phones in their Rudrapur factory with critical parts imported from China.

 

[FunkyGen]

same q mobile cwap.....
foreign parts must be heavily taxed!

 

[wolfschanzze]

I buyed Micromax Magnus because it was a Indian mobile company and the features were very good when compared to samsung in the same price range.
So far no complaints.
I heard they have started manufacturing those mobiles in India since last 8 months.

 

[Vinayak Tiwari]

Down with Amazon, Rise with Flipkart !

 

[Contrarian]

Now if only they start manufacturing their damn phones in India!

They are still just assembling them.