Competition in the smartphone market has increased significantly, meanwhile Samsung has introduced many affordable smartphones. At the same time, it is possible to buy Apple iPhones at a discounted price due to many offers.
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Chinese brands have been dominating the smartphone market in the last two-three years. Chinese companies such as Xiaomi, Oppo and OnePlus have sold fiercely in the Indian market. But during the Corona period, the interest of Indians has moved away from the Chinese brands towards the devices of Apple and Samsung.
Actually, competition in the smartphone market has increased a lot, meanwhile Samsung has introduced smartphones with very good features at an affordable price. At the same time, it is possible to buy Apple iPhones at a discounted price due to many offers. In such a situation, these phones are making their place in the market very fast. Samsung Electronics has increased its presence in the Indian smartphone market with some new handsets in the first quarter of the year. Apple has also maintained its leading position in India’s premium market with about 48 percent market share in the first quarter of 2021.
Samsung is the second largest brand in India’s smartphone market
Actually, this South Korean company faces many challenges from Chinese companies and due to this, Samsung is constantly trying to make its progress. According to Counterpoint Research, shipping of Samsung’s smartphones in India stood at 20 percent in the first quarter of the year, compared to 16 percent shipping last year. Samsung has won the top five companies in terms of shipping in the first quarter.
According to Counterpoint, “With the launch of the new M02 series and many other products, Samsung remains the second largest brand in India’s smartphone market, focusing in the budget segment and with 52 per cent year-on-year growth.” Has increased. “
Apple tops market with 48 percent share
Apple has registered an increase of 207 percent (year-on-year) in India in the first quarter of 2021, taking its momentum further in the period January-March this year. The new Counterpoint Research tracker states that the brand has retained its leading position in the premium segment (over Rs 30,000 or over $ 400) with around 48 percent share. Strong demand for the iPhone 11 and aggressive expansion in the Make in India capabilities, along with aggressive offers on the iPhone SE 2020, have been key factors in this growth.
For the first time, Apple has recorded more than 10 lakh shipments (sales) in two consecutive quarters. Apple was the sixth largest smartphone vendor in India in the festive quarter of 2020, registering a growth of 171 percent. Apple recorded its best quarter in the last quarter of 2020 i.e. October to December, during which the company sold more than 1.5 million units.
Older generation iPhone 11 sales growth and the new mid-range iPhone SE helped the company to move ahead in the festive quarter. Looking at the entire year of 2020, Apple, the iPhone maker, registered a growth of 93 percent (year-on-year). India’s smartphone shipments registered a 23 percent year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2021, with sales up to more than 38 million units. This has been the highest shipment for the first quarter.
(With IANS input)
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