Chinese handset vendors gain ground in tier II, III cities: IDC

Tier II and III cities accounted for a higher share of the country’s smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2016, helped by devices from Chinese vendors gaining traction, research firm has IDC said.
Tier I cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata accounted for 26.4 per cent of the total shipments of country’s smartphone market in January-March, down from 29.9 per cent in October-December 2015 quarter, IDC said in a report.
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