NEW DELHI: In what could be a first since 2009, Chinese handset makers like Xiaomi Oppo and Vivo could wipe out Indian players from the top five list of the handset segment in the quarter through June, market research firm CMR said.Chinese vendors have captured 40% of the overall market and recorded 180% year-on-year revenue growth in the January-March quarter, according to CMR’s India quarterly mobile handset market review.“In the smartphone arena, the Chinese brands have already kicked out domestic players from the top five list and in the near future we will see Chinese players wiping out the Indian brands from the top five chart of overall mobile handset segment, too,” said Krishna Mukherjee, a telecom analyst at CMR.“We can’t deny the fact that in the next quarter we may see that happening. For the first time in 33 quarters that might happen. Since 2009, brands like Micromax and Intex have shown their presence on the top five list,” she added.The report highlighted that by revenue, Samsung , Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and Apple were the top five with 29%, 11.7%, 11.5%, 10.6% and 8.8% market shares, respectively. A year ago, top five were Samsung, Apple, Micromax, Lenovo and India’s Intex with 35.2%, 10%, 9.7%, 8.3% and 6.5% shares, respectively.The Chinese brands contributed 49% to the overall mobile handsets revenue and 51% to revenue of smartphones, on the other hand global handset makers constituted 40% share of the overall mobile handsets and 41% in smartphones. < >Samsung, Itel and Xiaomi emerged as the top overall market players with 27%, 9% and 6% market shares, in terms of volume. Mobile handset shipments decreased 11% over the fourth quarter ended December, reaching 57 million units.The handset market is estimated to be at around 65 million units in the second quarter ending June, and the growth will come from replacement/upgrade market that would continue to benefit the Chinese brands, said CMR.“As this would be the last quarter before GST is implemented, a lot of push by way of schemes and offers from various handset makers is expected during the quarter,” the agency said.India’s mobile handset market saw revenue of Rs 346,295 million in Q1 down 8% sequentially.“Market consolidation in the number of overall brands operating in India took a temporary pause in 1Q’ CY 2017. It witnessed a decline in number of OEMs which was to the tune of 20% for Indian OEMs as well as foreign OEMs,” said Narinder Kumar, also a telecom analyst with CMR.“Shipments from foreign OEMs declined sequentially by 40% in 1Q’ CY 2017. In the future, we will further see consolidation in number of OEMs for the Indian mobile handset market. Contract manufacturers in India like Rising Stars and GDN Enterprises will see growth in the coming quarters,” added Kumar.Among 151 OEMs, or original equipment manufacturers, Samsung topped with a 29% share during the January-March quarter of 2017, followed by Rising Stars and Shenzhen Tecno at 8.08% and 7.53%, respectively. Vivo bagged the third spot in the smartphone category, followed by GDN Enterprises.