\tThe once hot India smartphone market cooled in the first quarter of the year, however China-based Vivo managed to more than double shipments year-on-year and move into third place ahead of rival Oppo, Canalys figures showed.<\/p>\n
Vivo increased shipments 108 per cent to 4.5 million units, doubling its market share to 15 per cent at end-March (see chart below, click to enlarge). Rushabh Doshi, research director at Canalys, said Vivo\u2019s expensive investment in Indian Premier League cricket is paying off: the vendor paid six-times the previous sum to retain title sponsorship.<\/p>\n
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\u201cVivo has made several shrewd marketing investments, which also include signing internationally popular Bollywood actor Aamir Khan as its brand ambassador. But it faces an intense battle in 2019, as Oppo\u2019s Cricket World Cup sponsorship and Samsung\u2019s fresh offensive with the new M series threaten to stifle momentum,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Total shipments in the January-March quarter rose just 1.7 per cent to 30.1 million units.<\/p>\n
Xiaomi held onto its lead but increased shipments just 4 per cent. Samsung was second for a sixth consecutive quarter and was the only vendor in the top five to see shipments decline.<\/p>\n
Realme, an Oppo spinoff, surprisingly moved into fifth, with shipments reaching 1.3 million units. It has operated in India only since Q2 2018.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/India-smartphone-Q1-2019.png<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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