The company “Maximalism”, the operator of public Internet access in the Moscow metro, reported a sharp increase in the popularity of Xiaomi smartphones in Russia. According to the study, the number of devices Chinese brand among Russian users of the Moscow metro has increased 12 times.
In October 2016 fixed 1.15 million connections of Xiaomi smartphones to Wi-Fi in the Moscow metro, says Hi-Tech Mail. In this EA the same period last year the figure was 95 000. Thus, in one year the brand “Chinese Apple” has risen from 24 to 6th place.
First place in popularity, still, is the iPhone. Though Apple remains in first place, but periodically changes the percentage of its presence. These changes reflect the situation on the roads: the deterioration of weather conditions of users “Apple” technology in the subway becomes more. Most likely the part of car drivers decide to use public transport, not to stand in traffic jams due to snow.
Next in popularity among Russian users are Samsung, Sony, Lenovo and HTC. Xiaomi has settled in sixth place, sliding the Huawei.
In the second quarter of 2016, Xiaomi officially launched in Russia, almost the entire current range of smartphones. This ensures that the manufacturer took 5th place for number of units sold and 4.5% of the market. Also in October, in Moscow, opened the first salon brand Xiaomi.
