Xiaomi now the third-biggest smartphone maker!

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According to Strategy Analytics, the Chinese smart phone maker Xiaomi is now the third largest smartphone maker in the world, trailing only Samsung and Apple. Its shipments have tripled in the space of a year, now up to 18 million in Q3 2014, while its share of the smartphone has also more than doubled, shifting from 2.1 to 5.6 percent. Those sales also make it the 5th largest phone manufacturer (including cheaper feature phones). While Samsung (24.7 percent) and Apple (12.3 percent) still dominate, LG’s recent good run, selling a record number of phones, has also moved it to fourth. Barring making it big in India through Flipkart.

Source: engadget.com