Srinagar, Jan. 20 -- Samsung and Vivo have surpassed Xiaomi in unit shipments to become the top two smartphone vendors in India in the December quarter of 2022, according to a Canalysreport, released on Thursday. Samsung has moved to the top spot in India for the first time since September quarter of 2017.

Canalys research shows that India'ssmartphone shipments fell to 151.6 million units in 2022, declining by 6% compared with 2021. 2022began with intermittent supply issues and low demandcaused by global macroeconomic headwinds.India's smartphone market suffered its first-ever drop in shipments in the fourth-quarter holiday period, falling by 27% to 32.4 million.

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