India smartphone gross sales set document, however COVID-19 surge to hit demand: Report

BENGALURU: India’s smartphone gross sales set a document for the January-to-March quarter this yr, however a large 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 in the course of the interval because of pent up demand after a pandemic-ravaged 2020, sending telephone shipments up 23% year-over-year to greater than 38 million items, the very best gross sales for any first quarter, analysis agency Counterpoint stated.

“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 stated.

The analysis comes as India battles a large 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 consumers with a 26% market share, adopted by South Korea’s Samsung, Counterpoint stated.

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 phase due to 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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