Realme aims to be among top 3 smartphone players in India this year

Chinese handset maker Realme on Friday said it is aiming to capture up to 15 per cent share in the Indian smartphone market this year which will place it among the top three players in the country.

At the end of the April-June period, Xiaomi held the numero uno position with 28 per cent market share, Samsung bagged the second spot at 25 per cent and Vivo was place at third slot with 11 per cent share, according to Counterpoint Research.

Realme expects to sell 15-20 million smartphones in 2019, its India CEO Madhav Sheth said on the sidelines of an event to launch its new smartphone 'Realme XT'.

Realme XT series smartphones are priced in the range of Rs 15,999 to Rs 18,999 and come with an internal storage of 64 GB to 128 GB.

"We are aspiring to be among top three smartphone players by end of this year. We are expecting market share of 14-15 per cent with sale of around 15-20 million smartphones in 2019," Sheth told reporters.

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