The stand-off between India and China over border issues and the coronavirus pandemic both have escalated anti-China sentiments in India. Social media users in India have been vociferously asking for a boycott of Chinese brands and products, including smartphones and apps, in the country. Just last week, boycott TikTok and ‘Remove China Apps‘ were trending in India. The latter targets apps from Chinese developers installed on the user’s phone and provides them with simple steps to uninstall them from their handsets. Now, a handful of users believe that they should boycott Chinese smartphone brands such as Xiaomi, Realme, OnePlus, OPPO, Vivo, and Huawei as well. That would leave only brands like South Korea’s Samsung and LG, Hong Kong’s Infinix and Tecno, Taiwanese ASUS, and US-headquartered Apple and Motorola (though it is owned by China’s Lenovo) as the prominent players in the Indian smartphone market.
Keeping these brands in mind, this is what the Indian market looks like without Chinese smartphone companies:
Sub-Rs 10,000 segment
Top non-China smartphones under Rs 10,000
The budget-segment of India is dominated by Xiaomi and Realme, though Samsung has made some inroads there. If we remove the popular offerings from the Chinese OEMs, such as Realme Narzo 10A, Realme C3, and Redmi 8A Dual, you’re left with the likes of Samsung Galaxy M10s, Moto G8 Power Lite, Nokia 4.2, Infinix Hot 9, and Tecno Spark 5. While the handsets from ‘non-Chinese brands’ are good enough, they lack the firepower Xiaomi and Realme phones bring to the table.
Sub-Rs 20,000 segment
Top non-China smartphones under Rs 20,000
As for the affordable segment of India, you’ll have to give up on VFM smartphones such as POCO X2, Realme 6 series, and Redmi Note 9 Pro series if you’re looking for phones from non-Chinese brands under Rs 20,000 right now. The alternatives list includes Samsung Galaxy M31/ M21, Moto G8 series, Tecno Camon 15 series, and Nokia 7.2.
Sub-Rs 40,000 segment
Top non-China smartphones under Rs 40,000
The options from non-Chinese brands become much more scarce under Rs 40,000. OnePlus along with Vivo, OPPO, Realme, and Xiaomi are the popular brands in the mid-range segment, but they all hail from China. Excluding them means you’re left with only a handful of phones worth buying. These include the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite and Galaxy S10 Lite, ROG Phone 2 from Taiwanese phonemaker ASUS, and Apple’s iPhone 8 series. Google may launch its Pixel 4a series in the segment in July, but it’ll surely lack the flagship chipset and features that the phones from Chinese OEMs are offering.
Premium segment
Top non-China premium smartphones
The flagship segment of India has substantially fewer offerings from the Chinese brands, so your options won’t be as limited. You can either go with Apple iPhone SE 2020, iPhone 11 series, or Samsung Galaxy S20 series instead of OnePlus 8 series and Mi 10.
So this is what the Indian market will look like if Chinese companies up and left the country — fewer good choices in the budget and mid-range segments and not much effect in the premium category. Share with us your thoughts on the matter in the comments section below!
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