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10-05-2016, 03:49 PM
Xiaomi cashes in on India's festive season, sells over 500,000 smartphones in 3 days
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After two years of its stay in India, Xiaomi has learned a thing or two about the country’s *festive season.
The Chinese company sold over 500,000 smartphones in India between Oct. 1 and Oct. 3, it said Wednesday. That’s two phones sold every second. The milestone comes as e-commerce giants Flipkart, Amazon India, and Snapdeal are offering massive discounts to customers on electronic and other products.
SEE ALSO: Xiaomi strengthens offline presence in India as it eyes market share (http://mashable.com/2016/10/04/xiaomi-redmi-3s-plus-india-offline-retailers/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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After two years of its stay in India, Xiaomi has learned a thing or two about the country’s *festive season.
The Chinese company sold over 500,000 smartphones in India between Oct. 1 and Oct. 3, it said Wednesday. That’s two phones sold every second. The milestone comes as e-commerce giants Flipkart, Amazon India, and Snapdeal are offering massive discounts to customers on electronic and other products.
SEE ALSO: Xiaomi strengthens offline presence in India as it eyes market share (http://mashable.com/2016/10/04/xiaomi-redmi-3s-plus-india-offline-retailers/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Though India is the fastest growing smartphone market (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/india-smartphone-market-primer/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), selling 500,000 smartphones in three days is unheard of. Xiaomi said its feat is an “industry-first” for any smartphone company in India. To put it into some perspective, Xiaomi sold about 2.3 million smartphones in India during the first two quarters combined this year.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/05/xiaomi-india-half-a-million-smartphones-3-days/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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