BENGALURU: India’s smartphone gross sales set a report for the January-to-March quarter this 12 months, however an enormous second wave of COVID-19 infections will hit future gross sales on the planet’s No.2 smartphone market, a analysis report confirmed on Monday.
Indians purchased extra smartphones throughout the interval because of pent up demand after a pandemic-ravaged 2020, sending cellphone shipments up 23% year-over-year to greater than 38 million items, the very best gross sales for any first quarter, analysis agency Counterpoint mentioned.
“These numbers should be taken with caution… consumer demand will take a hit due to the ongoing COVID-19 wave and subsequent lockdowns,” Counterpoint analyst Prachir Singh mentioned.
The analysis comes as India battles an enormous surge in COVID-19 infections, which has spurred lockdowns in lots of areas and pressured the nation’s well being system.
China’s Xiaomi Corp continued to be the highest model favoured by Indian patrons with a 26% market share, adopted by South Korea’s Samsung, Counterpoint mentioned.
Overall, Chinese manufacturers managed 75% of the Indian smartphone market, the analysis confirmed.
Meanwhile, Apple tripled its Indian gross sales within the first quarter of 2021, sustaining a number one place within the premium smartphone section because of robust demand for the iPhone 11 and reductions on the iPhone SE.
Apple bought greater than 1 million iPhones in India – the world’s largest smartphone market after the United States – for 2 straight quarters for the primary time, Counterpoint added.
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