Xiaomi has now become the largest smartphone maker

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Only two days ago, Xiaomi managed to overtake Samsung and took first place as a smartphone maker in terms of deliveries or sales in Europe. A new report now suggests that Xiaomi might as well be the world’s biggest smartphone maker. If this is true, the Chinese smartphone maker poses a serious threat to Samsung and other companies.

A report from Counterpoint Research based on June 2021 suggests that Xiaomi is now number one for this month, which means that we still have to see how the company manages to fight in the 3rd quarter of this year. Samsung could come back to the top, but whatever the case, Counterpoint’s analysis proves Xiaomi could just as easily threaten Samsung’s dominance in the market, and that could be a game-changer, especially how Samsung is currently leading a market. review regarding bad sales of Galaxy S21 series.

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Xiaomi could be close to taking the crown from Samsung

This past year has been great for Samsung for a number of reasons; Samsung has had an extended year, Huawei has more or less left the market, and LG has closed its doors. This left a ton of room for the Chinese manufacturer to grow in terms of sales and numbers and innovate a lot.

Still, Samsung won’t fall as easily, as it will be some time before Xiaomi really outshines Samsung at its own game. For this to happen, the Chinese manufacturer has to be the market leader for a whole quarter and, on top of that. of this, to hold this place for several quarters before everyone reaches a consensus that Xiaomi is indeed the market leader.

Xiaomi is set to face stiff competition from Samsung as the South Korean giant prepares its foldable devices which will go official on August 11, later this year.

Do you think Xiaomi has what it takes to win the market and take the crown from Samsung? Let us know your thoughts.