On the business side of things, the battle for dominance in the Indian market is almost exclusively between Samsung and Xiaomi, with 45.6% of the total market share split almost evenly between the two companies. In Q3 alone. Samsung recorded 9.4 million shipments, while Xiaomi came close with 9.2 million, an amazing 290% year-on-year growth from 2016. Samsung has a firm grip on the mid-range segment, with OPPO and Vivo providing a modicum of competition. Xiaomi are undisputed kings of the budget market, however, and we expect the upcoming releases of the next generation of Redmi devices to catapult the MIUI-makers to the top of the Indian market. There's also the news of the teased camera-centric mid-range Xiaomi series for the Indian market, which is an indication of Xiaomi's ambition to cement its dominance.