Samsung is stealing a few ideas from its competitors

After years of slumber and complacency, the South Korean electronics major is stealing a few ideas from its Chinese rivals’ playbook as it attempts to gain lost ground in the world’s fastest-growing smartphone market

Vandana, 25 Feb 2019

The Samsung versus Xiaomi battle for control of the Indian smartphone market is far from over

While Xiaomi has been firmly in control for a while, Samsung has resolved to reclaim the #1 spot

And to beat Xiaomi, Samsung is taking a leaf out of the Chinese smartphone company's playbook

From low pricing to selling online, Samsung is replicating Xiaomi's approach. Can it replicate Xiaomi's success?

No conversation on Samsung is complete without a mention of its “ostrich attitude”. At least for the past few years, the company seems to have buried its head in the sand, trapped in the delusion that all is well. In response to journalists questioning its declining market share, it offers the findings of German market research firm GfK. GfK data paints a rosy picture—when it comes to end consumer sales, Samsung is number one.

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Vandana

Vandana is based in Delhi. She covers vertically focussed startups in consumer internet space and also writes on travel tech and smartphones for The Ken. She has spent 13 years in journalism covering a wide range of subjects- equity markets, mutual funds to education and skilling, working at organisations such as Business Standard, CNBC TV18 and The Week in the past.

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