Apple grabs sixth spot in India in Q4; ships almost a million iPhones: Canalys

NEW DELHI: Apple registered its best ever performance in India and finished sixth, behind Oppo, its highest rank in India since the fourth quarter of 2013, Canalys said on Wednesday.

Apple shipped close to 925 thousand iPhones in Q4 2019, growing by over 200% annually.

For the full year, Apple shipped 2.0 million iPhones versus 1.6 million in 2018.

Apple’s previous best performance was in Q3 2017 when it shipped 890 thousand iPhones to India.

“Apple hit a home-run with its pricing strategy on the iPhone 11. The partnership with local bank HDFC made iPhones more affordable, with the entry-level iPhone 11 one of the cheapest ‘new’ iPhones in a while,” Canalys Analyst Madhumita Chaudhary said.