Jio is an affordable LTE carrier, but last year it decided to launch its own featurephone. And it has been a rousing success, based on Counterpoint data the JioPhone went from zero to 26% in less than a year. It knocked Samsung off its top position, the company went from 25% to 15%. This is just for the final quarter of 2017, the Korean company is still on top for the full year. The JioPhone started shipping only in Q4 and took a respectable 11% share for the full 2017. Note that this is based on shipment numbers, which isn't Samsung's favorite metric. Nokia/HMD is another...
Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/counterpoint_redmi_note_4_and_jiophone_are_top_phones_in_india_for_q4_2017-news-29319.php
