Samsung sells more 4G smartphones in India than anyone else

Samsung is the biggest player in the 4G smartphone market in India. The company has trumped China’s Lenovo even as the latter saw a three-fold jump in the number of unit shipped in Q3 of 2015, according to market research firm IDC.

During the said quarter, Samsung maintained lead in the smartphone segment, scoring 13.1% sequential growth with a firm 24% share of the smartphone market, IDC said.

The volume growth was mainly due to newer models like Galaxy Grand Prime 4G, Galaxy J and Galaxy A series.

India-born Micromax came in second in the quarter with a 6.4% sequential growth, taking its share to 16.7%. IDC said that Micromax's YU Phones have been performing well. Intex came in third with 9.4% growth, taking the share to 10.8% in the quarter.

"The growth in the smartphone market was helped by rising demand for affordable 4G smartphones. e-tailers continue to drive shipments of the Chinese vendors, who have been aggressively trying to capture the 4G smartphone market in India," Karthik J, Senior Market Analyst, Client devices at IDC said.

"The closing weeks of the quarter witnessed incremental supplies as many vendors were preparing their channels in lieu of the festive season and online mega sale programs," he added.

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