India is a country with 1.2 billion people but the number of smartphones sold in India are still not comparable to the US or China yet, but it is catching up with the global markets at a rapid pace. Compared to 2011, the smartphone sales in India almost doubled up and analysts are predicting a increase of almost 120% in 2013 with a market share of almost 30% of all mobile phones sold in 2013 in India. Read on to know more interesting statistics provided by Convergence Catalyst.
Statistics for 2012:
- Number of Smartphones sold in India in the year 2012 grew by 100% compared to 2011
- Number of Smartphones sold in 2012 is approximately 20 million to 22 million
- Monthly sales of Smartphones breached the 2 lakhs/month mark recently
- Lowest priced Smartphone breached the 75$ mark
- All the phones sold in India that are priced above $150 are Smartphones currently
- Samsung leads by value and by volume in India
- The share of smartphones by Indian manufacturers increased from 3% (Jan) to 30% (dec).
Statistics for 2013:
- Number of Smartphones to be sold in India in the year 2013 is predicted to grow by 120% compared to 2012
- Estimate number of Smartphones to be sold in 2013 is at approximately 44 million to 48 million
- Every 1 in 3 phones sold in 2013 will be a Smartphone.
- Almost 60% of the devices sold will be priced below $200
- Apple and Samsung will capture almost 80% of the sales for devices priced above $450
- Samsung to face strict competition from Indian manufacturers and Apple
- Apple iPhones sales expected to increase by 5 times in India
- Windows Mobile share is predicted to reach above 7% in 2013