New Delhi, May 3 -- Chinese phone makers are clearly entrenching themselves in the Indian smartphone market. Even as India's overall smartphone shipments grew just 4% annually, the market share of Chinese brands in the Indian smartphone market touched 66% in the first quarter of this calendar year, according to a report released by Counterpoint's Market Monitor service on Friday, 26 April. Chinese brands accounted for 62% of India's smartphone market a quarter ago (Q4 2018), and 57% a year back (Q1 2018), according to Counterpoint. Xiaomi retained its position as market leader in the smartphone segment in Q1 2019 with a 29% share, though its shipments declined by 2% year-on-year. Volumes for the Chinese brands grew 20% annually, primarily d...