Smartphone shipments to India grew by 167% in January-April
from the same period a year earlier, the latest report released by research
firm Cyber Media Research (CMR) has stated.
According to the report, nearly 10 million Smartphones were
shipped within the South Asian country during the first three months of 2013.
South Korea-based Samsung retained its top-spot in
Smartphone shipments by selling some 4 million units during January-April and
making up about 40% of the total market share.
The homegrown companies Micromax and Bangalore-based Karbonn,
who operate within the Rs 7000 to Rs 16,000 price point, occupied the second
and third places respectively at 19.3% and 8.6% market shares respectively.
This was the first time in the country’s history that two major domestic
Smartphone manufacturers came in among the top three positions.
Cyber Media said the skyrocketing growth rate of the
Smartphone is an indication that an increasing number of mobile phone users are
migrating from feature phones to the entry-level Smartphones which offer
internet browsing and content downloading. The feature phones witnessed a
growth rate of just 2.4% during the three month period.
Nokia retained the leadership in the overall mobile shipment
in the country, making up 20.3% of the market share, while rival Samsung pursed
closely behind with 14.2%, up from 5% a couple of years ago.
The total number of mobile handset shipments in India for
the first four months of 2013 propelled to 4 million units, up 11% compared
with the same period last year.
The Smartphone users in India have now reached 108 million
(calculated based of 850 million mobile phones users in the country), the
report said.
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