Interestingly, the top five vendors accounted for eight out of every nine smartphones shipped in India

While online sales rocked, there was less encouraging news from the offline channel. Offline sales continued to face challenges with a 2.6 per cent Y-o-Y decline in the third quarter of 2019

Smartphone shipments grew on the back of new launches in the run up to festive season, aggressive marketing and attractive promotions from discounts and cashbacks to no cost EMI on online channels and exchange offers

Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus had revolutionised this category few years ago with the launch of OnePlus One. Over the years, many brands have joined the bandwagon.

Diwali with Mi Sale is offering up to Rs 3,000 off on the Redmi 7, while the flagship phone, Poco F1 is being offered at up to Rs 12,000 off.

The Redmi Note 8 Pro comes with a dedicated microSD slot which is exclusive for the Indian variant. It is also the first smartphone in India which has in-built Alexa voice assistant

With the majority of launches happening under in the price bracket of Rs 5,000 to Rs 20,000, here is the list of all the popular mid-budget smartphones launched in the last two months.

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The Mi A3 is a good-looking phone with a neat design. The front is dominated with a near bezel-less 6.08 Super AMOLED display with a tear-drop notch at the top and a thick bezel towards the bottom

Amazon Great Indian Festival 2019: The six-day sale promises to offer big discounts on smartphones, laptops, Amazon devices, TVs, and other tech products

Flipkart's Big Billion Days vs Amazon's Great Indian Festival: Amazon Prime members can start early shopping from 12 noon on 28 September, while the Flipkart Plus members will get access from 28 September, at 8:00 pm

Redmi Note 8 variant is expected to come with 256GB storage and 8GB RAM. Apart from the 64MP camera, the Redmi Note 8 Pro also featured 8MP ultra-wide, 2MP depth and 2MP macro sensors

Mi Smart Band 4 is on sale in India on Mi.com, Amazon, and Mi Home stores and is priced at Rs 2,299

Redmi K20 Pro Exclusive Edition will get up to 12GB RAM in its top-end variant. As far as pricing is concerned, the Redmi K20 Pro Exclusive Editon will cost slightly more than the regular Redmi K20 Pro

Samsung Galaxy M30s comes with a 6,000mAh battery, Super AMOLED display, and triple rear camera setup. The price of Galaxy M30s starts from Rs 13,999, pitting it against the Redmi Note 8 Pro and Realme 5 Pro

Vivo Z1x houses a 6.38-inch Super AMOLED display and has a triple camera setup at the rear that includes 48-MP Sony IMX 582 sensor as the primary lens

Targeting millennials with the launch of three new products, the company is eyeing all the popular price bands in the smartphone space. The Lenovo A6 Note has been priced at Rs 7,999, K10 Note at Rs 13,999 and Z6 Pro at Rs 33,999

Just last week Xiaomi scrapped an already delayed plan to offer equity in China, a move aimed at attracting mainland investors hungry to buy into global companies

Realme XT comes with a dewdrop notch on the front and the back of the phone has a premium glass look

Xiaomi Redmi K30 5G smartphone will be priced higher than the Redmi K20 owing to the presence of the 5G modem. At the moment, Xiaomi only supports 5G in its Mi Mix 3 5G smartphone