Report: Xiaomi pips Apple to rank 2nd in China’s smartphone sales share, but threatens Samsung more
Jul29
There’s more evidence of Xiaomi’s rapid growth in popularity in China, despite releasing its first smartphone only in 2011. According to data from a Kantar Worldpanel ComTech report from January to May 2014, Xiaomi unseated Apple from its second place in the country, accounting for a 21 percent share of smartphone sales, compared to Apple’s 16 percent share. In the meantime, Samsung continued to remain on top with a 23 percent share of smartphone sales — though as the figures show, Xiaomi is close behind the first ranker now as well. Kantar runs a continuous research panel of 15,000 individuals — which…
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