Xiaomi overtook tech giant Apple in the second quarter of this year. After that, Xiaomi is now the second largest smartphone company in the world. Canelis Research reports that the Chinese company has seen an 83 percent increase in shipments. This is the first time Xiaomi has reached the top two globally in terms of smartphone shipments. Let us tell you that Samsung and Apple occupy the top two positions before.
Although Huawei overtook Apple to take second place, the company faced sanctions in the US. Huawei then exited the high-end premium phone market.
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The company became No. 1
According to Canalys Research, Samsung is the world’s largest smartphone company globally with a 19 percent stake in the second quarter of this year. At the same time, Xiaomi managed to increase its market share to 17 percent. Apple ranks third on this list. In terms of smartphone shipments, Oppo and Vivo are fourth and fifth with 10 percent market share.
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Ben Stanton, research manager at Canalys, said the average selling price of Xiaomi is 40% and 75% cheaper than Samsung and Apple respectively. Therefore, the company has been successful in increasing sales for its high end devices, the Mi11 Ultras. It remains to be seen how Xiaomi will retain its position from rivals Oppo and Vivo. Because Oppo and Vivo are also offering high-end smartphones at affordable prices.
