These brands have been aggressively expanding outside China and achieving growth offsetting the saturation in their home market, said Varun Mishra, research analyst at Counterpoint Research
At Rs 30,999 (8GB/256GB), the Redmi K20 Pro midrange smartphone has qualities to challenge current-generation premium phones; exceeds expectations in design, display, camera, performance, battery life
Priced at Rs 7,999 for 3GB/32GB variant, the Coolpad Cool 3 Plus is a good-looking device with a decent display, but underperforming hardware tempers performance
Powering the Huawei Y9 Prime is a 4,000 mAh battery. The phone boots Android Pie operating system covered under EMUI 9.0 user interface
The Oppo K3 boasts an elevating selfie camera, AMOLED screen, in-display fingerprint sensor, VOOC 3.0 fast-charging technology and Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 system-on-chip
The Realme X will be available exclusively on Flipkart and the official Realme website from July 24. The phone will also be available in limited-stock sale on July 18 at 8 PM
Priced at Rs 5,999, the Redmi 7A is a well-packaged product in the entry-level smartphone segment
Realme 2 features a notch screen design, improved camera module with dual rear cameras, a larger 4230mAh battery and Snapdragon 450 processor instead of the Helio P60 AI processor
Priced at Rs 6,999, the Realme C1 has strengths in almost all areas - good looks, solid build quality, big notch-based screen, capable processor and a powerful battery, to name a few
Realme 2 would sport a gradient design, similar to the first generation device. However, compared to predecessor, it would feature a new format screen, better internals and an improved camera modules
Brands like Vivo, RealMe and Oppo are gaining popularity in India as well
Xiaomi hasn't been shy about aping Apple in everything from the appearance of its phones to the look of its flagship stores
Priced at Rs 32,999, the Honor 20 is a mixed bag of hits and misses. Consider this phone for its imaging competence, premium design, sleek performance and decent on-battery time
To boost Indian smartphone makers, FinMin Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget announced a hike in customs duty on mobile phones to 20 per cent from 15 per cent
Samsung holds top slot with 24% share, Xiaomi next with 15.5%
Estimates show without India, Chinese firms would have remained big boys only in their home markets