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It may not be a household name in the US, and most people won’t even know how to pronounce it, but for smartphone maker Xiaomi, business is certainly booming in its home country of China.
In fact, the latest data from tech research firm Canalys states that Beijing-based Xiaomi is now the top seller of smartphones in the country, beating not only Apple, but Samsung, too.
According to Canalys’s data, in the three-month period ending June 30, Xiaomi took a 14 percent market share of China-based smartphone shipments, with Samsung, Lenovo, and Yulong all ranking second with 12 percent each. Xiaomi shipped some 15 million units, while Samsung managed 13.2 million.
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The Chinese likes affordable, and nice stuff, so Xiaomi sells more phones because their phones are affordable and nice unlike Samsung which phones are expensive, and sometimes cheaply built.
In fact, the latest data from tech research firm Canalys states that Beijing-based Xiaomi is now the top seller of smartphones in the country, beating not only Apple, but Samsung, too.
According to Canalys’s data, in the three-month period ending June 30, Xiaomi took a 14 percent market share of China-based smartphone shipments, with Samsung, Lenovo, and Yulong all ranking second with 12 percent each. Xiaomi shipped some 15 million units, while Samsung managed 13.2 million.
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The Chinese likes affordable, and nice stuff, so Xiaomi sells more phones because their phones are affordable and nice unlike Samsung which phones are expensive, and sometimes cheaply built.