Top 10 Mobile Companies in India – Most Popular Smartphone Brands in India

Are you interested in learning about the top 10 mobile companies in India? In this article, I will discuss the CEO, Headquarters, and leading phones of the top 10 mobile companies in India that have a significant impact on the Indian mobile market.

The population of India is increasing day by day, and it may soon surpass the population of China. Internet and mobile usage in India will cross the 900 million mark by 2023. Hence mobile companies have a more significant impact on the Indian mobile markets.

Here is the list of top 10 mobile companies in India.

10. Asus

Asus comes on Number (10) from our list of top 10 mobile companies in India.

Asus is a Taiwanese company headquartered in Beitou, Taiwan. It was founded in 1989 by TH Tung and Ted Hsu.

Asus became famous for its Zenfone series and launched their Android Zenfone under the Zenfone 4, 5, and 6 names.

In 2014, Asus launched the Zenfone series every year, which included Zenfone Zoom, AR, Max, Selfie, and more.

Asus launched the Asus ROG Phone 2 smartphone in 2019 to provide gamers an immersive gaming experience.

The ROG phone series is very much accessible and too much loved by gamers. Asus also released the ROG Phone 3 on July 22, 2020. Asus ROG 3 is the first smartphone to feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SOC.

9. Google Pixel

Google Pixel comes on Number (9) from our list of top 10 mobile companies in India.

Google is the largest search engine in the world and in India as well. After building goodwill around the globe, Google introduced its Pixel brand in February 2013.

It launched in 2013 with the Chromebook Pixel. This phone uses either Chrome OS or Android operating system.

On October 4, 2016, Google announced its first Pixel smartphone, the Pixel, and Pixel XL. Google has provided unlimited cloud storage for photos in Google Photos.

After seeing the increase in Pixel brand in India, they introduced the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL.

From my personal experience, some good things about Google Pixel are built-in quality, classic speakers, unlimited storage for photos and video, durability in Gdrive.

Recently on 3rd August 2020, Google announced its latest Pixel 4a Smartphone. Pixel 4a is the latest smartphone under the Google Pixel brand.

8. Vivo

Vivo comes on Number (8) from our list of top 10 mobile companies in India.

Vivo was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Dongguan, China. The company is owned by BBK Electronics, which owns OnePlus, RealMe, and OPPO too.

Vivo has a 17% share of the Indian market. Vivo has some popular series phones like Vivo V Series, Y Series, X Series.

Many Indians prefer Vivo due to its price and essential features. Some popular Vivo smartphones are V15, V15 Pro.

Vivo smartphones run on the Android-based operating system. Vivo is trying to compete with other Chinese companies such as OnePlus, RealMe, and Oppo with its exclusive smartphones and accessories.

The latest Vivo smartphone is the Vivo X50 Pro. Vivo has an extensive network, and its products sold in many countries.

7. Motorola

Motorola comes on Number (7) from our list of top 10 mobile companies in India.

Motorola is a US-based company and demerged to Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions. It was founded on September 25, 1928. In May 2012, Google acquired Motorola Mobility.

In 2014, Google sold Motorola Mobility company to Lenovo. Lenovo has released some exciting smartphones like the Moto G series, Moto Z series and Moto E series.

Some variants of the Z series are Z2 Play, Z3, and Z4. Motorola has recently launched a folding smartphone called the Razr.

In 2020, Motorola launched its latest smartphones Motorola Edge, and Motorola Edge Plus

Motorola is also launching some new phones in the Indian market. It has recently launched the Motorola One Fusion Plus for Rs 17,499.

6. Oppo

Oppo comes on Number (6) from our list of top 10 mobile companies in India.

Oppo is a Chinese company headquartered in Dongguan, China. The brand launched in China in 2014, and gradually Oppo expanded its business to other countries.

Oppo is a brand older than OnePlus, RealMe, but OnePlus and RealMe phones are becoming more popular these days, and they are gaining a more significant share in the Indian market. Prices for Oppo phones are usually high, so Oppo cannot compete with OnePlus and RealMe.

Oppo mainly deals with smartphones but also deals in some accessories too. For the advertisement, Oppo sponsored FC Barcelona and also won the bid to sponsor the Indian cricket team in 2017.

Two former Oppo vice presidents founded OnePlus, and OnePlus has built goodwill in India with its premium phones. Oppo is mostly selling offline market-centric phones.

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5. Realme

Realme comes on Number (5) from our list of top 10 mobile companies in India.

Realme is known for its affordable range of products. It was established on 4 May 2018, but soon gained 14% of the Indian market share due to the quality of products at low-price.

Realme has many products, such as Smartphones, Smartwatches, TVs, Power Banks, Backpacks, Earbuds, etc.

Realme is a Chinese company founded by Sky Li based in Shenzhen. Recently Realme has launched its first smartwatch and TV, and peoples especially like Realme products because of its low price and good quality. 

Among the popular Realme products, these are few best selling phones RealMe 5, RealMe C2, RealMe C3, RealMe 6.

4. Xiaomi

Xiaomi comes on Number (4) from our list of top 10 mobile companies in India.

Xiaomi has the largest market share in the Indian market. Xiaomi has almost a 31% share of the Indian smartphone market. Xiaomi sold their smartphones mainly under three different brand names which are:

• Mi
• Redmi
• Poco

Xiaomi owned the Brand Mi and it is known for its premium range of smartphones worldwide. The price range of Mi smartphones is usually higher than that of Poco and Redmi.

Mi smartphone prices are usually higher due to the premium smartphone category. Some smartphones include Mi Note 10, Mi10, Mi Mix Alpha, Mi9 Pro, etc.

Redmi is a sub-brand of Xiaomi, which announced in July 2013 specifically to offer budget smartphones.

Few killer smartphones under the Redmi brand are Redmi Note 5 Pro, Redmi Note 6 Pro, Redmi Note 7 Pro, and Redmi Note 8 Pro.

Redmi offers all the features you need in an affordable price range. Recently the Redmi K20 and K20 Pro are also becomes the Xiaomi’s best selling smartphones.

Poco has launched exclusively to provide the mid-premium segment smartphones with top specs in a budget to compete with the companies like OnePlus, and Asus.

Xiaomi wants to own the entire Indian smartphone market. It has low to high and affordable flagship phones. It is the main reason why Xiaomi has a massive share in the Indian market.

3. OnePlus

OnePlus comes on Number (3) from our list of top 10 mobile companies in India.

OnePlus smartphones have become very popular among the youth in a few years. It launched in December 2013 and gained popularity due to its premium design and top of the line specifications at low prices.

Apple and Samsung premium smartphones are too expensive, while OnePlus premium phones are less expensive with almost same specifications.

OnePlus smartphones have high resale value according to the survey, device quality, after-sales support, and more. 

OnePlus is a Chinese smartphone company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, and OnePlus founded by former OPPO vice presidents Pete Law and Carl Pee.

In addition to smartphones, OnePlus has launched Smart TVs to expand its product range and compete with other television brands in India.

2. Samsung

Samsung comes on Number (2) from our list of top 10 mobile companies in India.

Samsung has almost 16% smartphone market share in India with its unique features and affordable price category phones.

Earlier Nokia had a considerable market share in India. Samsung counted the growing number of mobile phone users in India and beat Nokia a few years later.

Samsung is a South Korean company headquarter in Yeongtong-Gu, South Korea. Samsung’s current CEOs are Koh Dong-jin and Kim Hyun Suk.

Since 2011, Samsung has been the largest maker of mobile phones using the Android operating system.

Since 2006, Samsung has become the largest smartphone producer along with television. The Galaxy series and Note series are the most popular smartphone series of Samsung.

1. Apple

Apple comes on Number (1) from our list of top 10 mobile companies in India.

Apple phones have become a status symbol in India; everyone loves Apple products because of the premium look and iOS operating system.

Apple is an American smartphone company, and it is headquartered in Cupertino, California, United States.

Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in April 1976. Compared to other companies, Apple prefers its own developed software and operating systems, such as Safari and iOS operating systems.

Apple products includes:

• iPhone
• iPad
• iWatch
• Homepod Speaker
• MacBook
• AirPods, etc.

Apple’s most popular phones include the iPhone 5 series, iPhone 6 series and iPhone X series, and, more recently, the iPhone 11 series.

These are the top 10 mobile companies in India with market share, CEO, and headquarters. Xiaomi has the highest smartphone market share of almost 31% in India.