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Infinix is reported to be grappling with a leadership shake-up and falling performance, with India head Anish Kapoor reportedly exiting amid internal disagreements with parent Transsion. Shipments dropped sharply in 2026, while market share hit a 14-month low. Fewer launches and rising costs have compounded challenges in the competitive smartphone market.

AInfinix India, the budget smartphone brand under Transsion Holdings, is reportedly navigating what may be its most difficult chapter since entering the Indian market. According to an exclusive report by Digit India, Anish Kapoor, who led Infinix India's operations, is on his way out of the company, possibly having resigned, and likely no longer part of the organisation at the time of writing.

While the split has not been publicly acknowledged, sources describe the fallout after a period of sustained disagreement between India leadership and the brand's Chinese counterparts at parent company Transsion Holdings. Kapoor's vision for Infinix's India strategy reportedly diverged sharply from what Chinese leadership wanted, with tensions rooted in sales strategy and market positioning.

The leadership upheaval is compounding an already difficult market situation. According to the publication's findings, Infinix's shipment volumes dropped sharply, from 2.9 million units across all of 2025 to just 500,000 units between January and April 2026. Its India market share, which held relatively stable between 1.82 percent and 1.89 percent from April to August 2025, dipped to 1.38 percent in September, briefly recovered to 1.93 percent in December, and has since slid steadily to 1.63 percent by May 2026, a 14-month low.

The product pipeline has also noticeably thinned. Infinix launched considerably fewer smartphones, only the Note Edge and Note 60 Pro, between January and May 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, a notable deceleration for a brand that once treated relentless product launches as a central pillar of its growth strategy.