, Columnist
Don't Bet on China's New Phone King
Oppo and Vivo overtake Xiaomi in the rankings, though can they stay there?
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Instability has been about the only stable characteristic of China's smartphone market over the past few years and new data point to two interesting developments.
First is that Oppo has risen to the top of the country's market share ranking with 16.6 percent, narrowly ahead of Vivo, which has almost doubled its share, according to Counterpoint Research. The second development is the market's increasing concentration among leading brands.