Chinese brands continue to set notable records in Indian smartphone market, Xiaomi topped with 28%

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In the second quarter (Q2) 2019, Chinese phone makers have set another record in the Indian smartphone market by shipping 37 million units which are larger than the previous shipments, Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service revealed yesterday.

Since the growth was based on new launches, price cuts on older devices and offline channel expansion across brands, Samsung's shipments declined by 7 percent year-over-year (YOY) due to not-launching new handsets compared to other smartphone makers. Samsung's shipment, however, remained growing due to the latest price cuts and the popularity of its A-series and M-series phones.

Xiaomi topped with 28% market share and grew to 6% over the previous year. Xiaomi's marketing strategy was primarily driven by portfolio expansion in the budget segment and expansion of the offline market. It also increased investment in the ATL/BTL campaigns and resulted in an increase in market share.

BBK Group-owned subsidiaries Oppo, Vivo, Realme and OnePlus grew 30% in the second quarter, becoming a leading smartphone maker in India with its combined share. Due to the popularity of Realme C2 phone and various discount offers, this device has been shown to reach 8 million smartphone shipments in the Indian market. The handset remained one of the best choices among the Indian consumers, the report reveals.

Huawei's trading ban seem to be affecting its market share in India, but the company succeeded in rising in the top 10 smartphone brand category, the reports read.

Brands focused on online as well as offline stores have set a noteworthy record. This indicates that offline channels play an important role in smartphone market share. As long as we understand, most people tend to buy new phones via offline stores. I the editor of PhoneSpeck live in a village. My 60% of neighbors choose to buy products via offline channels.

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Oppo K3 India launch date confirmed, date set for July 19 via Amazon

Oppo K3 was originally launched in China in May, but the device was on its way to the Indian market. Since May till now, we heard a lot of rumors about Oppo’s K-series, but today, the Amazon India has finally unveiled the launch date of Oppo K3 - 19th of this month.

There is no confirmation of the price, but it is said that the standard variant will be selling via Amazon for INR16,190 or INR16,200. In China, the 6GB/64GB variant is priced at CNY1599, 8GB/128GB storage model is priced at CNY1899 and 8GB/256GB storage version will be selling for CNY2299.

According to the current stock exchanges, CNY 1599 translates to Rs. 15,900 and 1,899 yuan translates to Rs. 18,900 and CNY 2299 is equivalent to Rs. 22,900. Since stock exchanges are dynamic, they can be increased or decreased depending on share market stability of the country.

The second smartphone from the K-series, the Oppo K3, runs the Android operating system based on ColorOS custom UI. It has Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chipset and Adreno 616 graphics processor.

The handset features a 6.5-inches AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display which is protected by an anti-scratch chemical Corning Gorilla Glass v5. Oppo K3 is not the only device protected by Corning Gorilla Glass, but most modern mobile phones have the same screen protection material.

The phone battery is quite good for keeping the device running with 3765mAh battery power. The smartphone features 16 MP + 2 MP dual primary cameras that come with phase detection autofocus abilities. The pop-up selfie shooter houses the same image sensor (16MP) as the main one with intelligent camera protection.

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Oppo Reno, Oppo Reno 10x Zoom goes live in India, read specs, key-features

The Oppo Reno and Oppo Reno 10x Zoom were officially launched on April 2019. The standard Reno and 10x Zoom were officially launched in India last week and today, the device goes on sale in the country. People who are eager to buy this phone can visit the e-retailers stores where is device is available for sale.

These variants can be purchased from the e-retailer websites, however, some of them can be purchased by visiting the physical stores. The based model is available at Amazon India as well as brick-and-mortar stores.

Priced at Rs. 32,990, the base variant comes with 8GB RAM + 128GB storage which can be expanded upto 256GB. Reno 10x zoom, the superior one is priced at Rs. 39,990 comes with the same RAM and storage as the standard variant. The another model includes 8GB RAM + 256GB storage is priced at Rs. 49,990.

Reno includes 6.4 inches (16.26 cm) screen size with the 1080 x 2340 pixels screen resolution whereas Reno 10x Zoom comes with 6.6 inches (16.76 cm) screen size, having 1080 x 2340 pixels of screen resolution. Both models includes full-HD+ AMOLED display.

The superior one is packed with 4065 mAh non-removable Li-ion battery and base one comes with the same battery type having 3765 mAh power capacity.

The standard one is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chipset whereas, 10x Zoom includes Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, running Android v9.0 (Pie) operating system. Reno comes with 48 MP + 5 MP dual primary cameras along with the Exmor-RS CMOS sensor and its selfie camera includes 16 units of graphic resolution which is 16MP. Reno 10x zoom edition sports 48 MP + 13 MP + 8 MP triple primary cameras and 16 MP front camera with phase detection autofocus, continuos autofocus, and laser autofocus features.

Reno features light sensor, proximity, and accelerometer sensor whereas, the 10x sports one more additional sensor called Gyroscope sensor. When it comes to Fingerprint Sensor position, both the models include On-screen FP sensor, making it easy to scan fingerprints if enabled by the user.

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