According to the latest research by our Smartphone Model Tracker (SMT) service, 43 out of the top-50 best-selling models in Russia are manufactured by Asian vendors.

Smartphone makers like Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi dominate the Russian market and occupy all of the top-10 places in the ranking, while local vendors like Bright & Quick, Highscreen and Yotaphone continue to slide down and find it hard to compete with their Asian counterparts.

Russia is the fifth largest smartphone market globally, and its important battleground for Asian manufacturers, not only because of its size, but also because it serves as a stepping stone to the entire European market.

SMT clients can find the complete ranking and shipment numbers of the top-50 best-selling models in Russia in the full report here.