Premium smartphones post the highest growth to corner 9 percent market share in the second quarter
Three years after it raced ahead of Samsung in the first quarter of 2020, Vivo has pipped the South Korean giant for the second time in India. With a 16 percent market share in the second quarter this year, the Chinese player had a slender edge over Samsung, which was close on the heels with a 15.7 percent share, according to the latest data by IDC India. Interestingly, two more research bodies—Canalys and Counterpoint—have Samsung in the lead for the third consecutive quarter, with a close fight from the Chinese rival (see box).