Apple beats Samsung to become biggest smartphone exporter from India

Apple has outpaced Samsung to become the leading smartphone exporter from India. The Cupertino-giant contributed 49% of the country’s total 12 million smartphone shipments in the second quarter of 2023 (Q2 2023). Meanwhile, its closest counterpart Samsung accounted for 45% of smartphone shipments in the June quarter.

This marks a major achievement for Apple, as it has been steadily gaining ground in its manufacturing aspirations in India in recent years. Starting in 2017, Apple made inroads into Indian manufacturing by producing the iPhone SE, and since then, it has broadened its production to encompass other models, including the latest iPhone 15.