China’s Xiaomi Inc took China’s smartphone crown in the second quarter after the Beijing-based firm replaced Samsung Electronics Co Ltd as China’s largest smartphone vendor, according to data from Canalys.
Xiaomi shipped just under 15 million units in the three months ended June, while Samsung’s 13.2m unit shipments just beat China’s Lenovo Group by around 200,000 units to take second place, said Canalys.
The three-year old Xiaomi, which closely apes many aspects of Apple Inc and its designs, also nabbed fifth place by global market share for smartphone makers in the second quarter, research firm Strategy Analytics showed last week.