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XiaoMi Beats HTC to Become the Fifth Most Used Smartphone Brand in China

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Samsung and Apple are the clear leaders when it comes to smartphone manufacturers. They are dominant not just here in the US, but all over the world. Chinese brand XiaoMi is making big moves though. Former Google VP Hugo Barra is now working with the Chinese OEM. They are doing something right, because XiaoMi has overtaken HTC as the fifth most used handset manufacturer in China. According to a market survey conducted by AVANTI, XiaoMi is now the fifth most used smartphone brand in China, bumping HTC down to number 6. AVANTI is a research division of TrendForce. According to  this survey  from TrendForce, 60% of Chinese consumers are interested in purchasing the new HongMi Phone from XiaoMi. The interest in is driven primarily by the lower price point of the quad-core device. The HongMi Phone is attracting Chinese smartphone users that have typically carried devices from other manufacturers. Specifically, the HongMi Phone is drawing attention from Chinese consumers who currently use Le