IDC’s additional data report showed that Apple PC shipments in India grew by about 335 percent in the quarter of 2021, and the company is currently ranked fifth in terms of computer market share.
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Tech giant Apple has become the fifth largest PC brand in India, nearly nine months after it opened its first online store in the country. According to new data from research firm Canalys, shipments of Apple Mac desktops and laptops and iPad tablets reached 208,000 units in the first quarter of 2021.
Apple Insider quoted Digitimes as saying that the firm attributed the increase in shipments to Apple’s online store in the country in September 2020. Additional data from analysis firm IDC also showed that Apple PC shipments in India grew by about 335 percent in the quarter of 2021. However, Apple has lagged behind Asustech by 2000 units. In terms of computer market share, Apple is currently in fifth place with Asus. Achieving this growth is a big deal for Apple.
Apple tablet shipments up 144 percent year-on-year
In India, Apple’s tablet seems to be doing even better. Although Indian tablet shipments declined 34 per cent in the first quarter, Apple retained the position as the market’s second largest tablet seller with a share of 29 per cent.
Apple tablet shipments in India grew by 144 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, overtaking Samsung in second place. When it comes to personal devices, 17 percent of Apple’s 29 percent market share came from the iPad 8, while 9 percent came from the 2020 iPad Air model.
The company is making the buying experience better
According to the Economic Times report, Apple is improving its offline experience. The company has recently been planning to gain more customers in the US with the Creator Program and other offline activities so that people buy from the Apple Store. The Apple Store in India is also much better in terms of experience and makes purchases easier.
MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and Mac Mini Prices
The starting price of MacBook Pro with 13-inch and 256 GB storage in India is Rs 1,22,900. At the same time, the price of 512 GB storage variant is Rs 1,42,900. With this, 8 GB of unified memory was given in both the variants and it can be bought in Solid Silver and Space Gray color variants. Apart from this, the 256 GB storage variant of MacBook Air costs Rs 92,900 and the 512 GB model costs Rs 1,17,900. It can also be bought in Silver, Space Gray and Gold color variants. Apart from this, the 256 GB variant of Mac Mini costs Rs 64,900 and the 512 GB variant of Mac Mini costs Rs 84,900.
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