Noida-based Dixon Technologies has become India's largest smartphone manufacturer by volume in Q2 2025, surpassing notable competitors such as Samsung, Foxconn, and Vivo for the first time. This landmark achievement is primarily driven by a massive 196% year-on-year surge in smartphone shipments, allowing Dixon to capture over 22% of the Indian smartphone manufacturing market share.

In contrast, Samsung's market share stood at around 21% in the same quarter of the previous year. Dixon’s ascendancy is attributed to substantial orders from major Chinese smartphone brands including Motorola, Xiaomi, Realme, and Transsion, significantly boosting its production volumes.

Dixon's mobile manufacturing segment has scaled rapidly in recent years, with an impressive annual production capacity of approximately 50 million smartphones and 40 million feature phones.

The company has consistently expanded its client base, partnering with various brands such as Panasonic, Gionee, Karbonn, Micromax, Samsung, Motorola, Nokia, Jio, and recently Compal (Google) and Vivo via a joint venture.

In FY25, Dixon's Mobile & EMS division reported revenue of ₹33,043 crore, marking an over 200% increase compared to the previous fiscal year, and accounted for 85% of the company’s total revenue. Operating profit in this segment also rose substantially.

This milestone for Dixon comes amidst overall healthy growth in India's smartphone manufacturing sector, where shipments of ‘Made in India’ smartphones increased 15% year-on-year in Q2 2025, supported by a 32% surge in exports and an 8% rise in domestic sales.

Noida, as a manufacturing hub, now accounts for about 65% of India's total smartphone production volume, driven by major factories of Dixon, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo, and newcomers like BPL, which itself has registered over 1,000% growth.

Dixon's rise signals a shift toward greater reliance on Indian electronics manufacturing service (EMS) firms, especially as global OEMs increasingly outsource production to Indian facilities. Government incentives like the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and progressive local supply chain integration have also played a critical role in accelerating this growth.

Industry experts predict that by 2027, Indian EMS players, led by firms like Dixon and TATA Electronics, could control over 50% of India’s massive smartphone market of 250 million units annually, underscoring the transition of the Indian smartphone industry from import-dependent to a globally competitive manufacturing powerhouse.

Dixon’s emergence as India's largest smartphone manufacturer reflects the country's growing capabilities in high-volume, high-quality electronics manufacturing, robust export potential, and a rapidly evolving ecosystem driven by strategic partnerships and government support.

This transformation positions Noida, and India more broadly, as a formidable hub in the global smartphone supply chain by volume, scalability, and diversity of brand partnerships.

IDN (With Agency Inputs)