In the second quarter, Xiaomi shipped 29 percent of all smartphones in India, ranking No. 1, according to data released by market research firm Counterpoint.
Samsung returned to second place, followed by Vivo, Realme, and OPPO.
India has about 500 million smartphone users, and the local smartphone market saw a 51 percent year-on-year drop in shipments in the second quarter.
Xiaomi's share rose throughout the quarter and now stands at 29 percent, thanks to models like the Redmi Note 8.
Samsung bucked the trend, shipping more than 4.68 million units to return to the second place with 26 percent market share.
Chinese high-end phone maker OnePlus regained its leadership position in the premium segment above $398 with the new OnePlus 8 series, followed by Apple's iPhone 11.
India also has more than 350 million feature phone users, and the top five players in the market are ITEL, a division of Chinese smartphone maker Transsion, and local player LAVA, Samsung, Nokia, and another local player KARBONN.
Separately, according to data from another market research firm Canalys, In the second quarter of this year, Chinese smartphone brands had nearly 80% market share in India.
Three of the top four sellers were Chinese brands, with Xiaomi being No. 1, Vivo No. 2, and OPPO No. 4, the report showed.
