India's high-end smart phone market, one plus has surpassed Samsung, becoming second only to Apple's second-largest brand, but Samsung's related to the United States, according to the Indian Economic Times, The data raised objections.
July to September this year, Samsung is not only Apple beyond, the Indian market, the largest high-end smart phone brand surname handed over to the latter, it is also a plus beyond, becoming the third largest brand - for Samsung this Or for the first time.
But Samsung has objected to the market research firm Counterpoint Research (hereinafter referred to as 'Counterpoint'), which is the largest brand in India's high-end smartphone market, according to final sales.
Analysts pointed out that with Google, millet and Nokia and other companies to join the fighter, November India's high-end smart phone market championship battle will be more intense, making Apple and Samsung - traditionally high-end smart phone market overlord - the situation more difficult.
Observers expect, due to intense competition, manufacturers will be through discounts, bundled promotions and other means to attract buyers.For example, it is learned that Apple will cooperate with the Indian telecom operator Airtel, in the latter just on-line shop selling its ultra-high-end iPhone.
Counterpoint senior analyst Tarun Pathak (Tarun Pathak) said that 'last quarter, Samsung's share in the high-end smart phone market fell from 55% to 31%, mainly due to promote high-end smart phone market shipments growth Is the price of 3 million -4 million rupees models, a plus mobile phones and old iPhone are in this price, and Samsung at this price of the product is relatively weak.
Counterpoint data show that in the iPhone 8 and the old iPhone price cut, Apple to 35% market share in the third quarter of India's high-end smart phone market, one plus by virtue of a plus 5 occupied 32% of the market.
Samsung's Counterpoint data objection, said the proportion of sales accounted for, it is the highest. Samsung India mobile phone business senior vice president Asim Warsi (Asim Warsi) quoted the German market research firm GfK data, according to sales In the third quarter, the company accounted for 65.2% of India's high-end smartphone market and 65.4% by sales. GfK tracks the sale of mobile phones to end consumers.