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.
