Smartphone shipments fall 14 per cent in March quarter

NEW DELHI: Smartphone shipment in India fell 14 per cent quarter-on-quarter to 38 million in Q121 (January-March) as the onset of the second Covid-19 wave towards the end of the quarter resulted in subdued consumer demand.

According to International Data Corporation (IDC) data, China’s Xiaomi retained its market leader position in India with a 27.2 per cent market share in Q1CY21. However, in the same quarter last year, Xiaomi’s market share had stood at 31.2 per cent. Samsung, meanwhile, witnessed a 43.4 per cent year-on-year growth in shipment volume and increased its market share from 15.6 per cent in Q120 to 19 per cent in Q121.