Xiaomi sells 1 million smartphones in India in first 5 months

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi revealed today that it has sold one million smartphones in India in the five months since launching in the nation.

Xiaomi’s India boss, Manu Jain, disclosed the figure earlier today on Twitter.

In dec, we reached a major milestone – 1 mn phones sold in India! Thank u for your love and support. @MiIndiaOfficial pic.twitter.com/LSXijujP87

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) December 25, 2014

The milestone means that Xiaomi has matched the progress of Motorola, which also sold one million smartphones in India in the space of its first five months. Motorola’s online-only sales strategy in India, targeting young and ecommerce-savvy customers, paved the way for Xiaomi to do the same thing later in the year.

But it’s not all been plain sailing for the Chinese startup in its second-largest market. Earlier this month, a patent dispute with Ericsson led a Delhi High Court judge to issue a ban on Xiaomi sales in India. That was partially lifted a week later, but Xiaomi still hasn’t fully resolved its legal tussle in India.

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