Flipkart says 5G smartphone launches on its platform increased over 1.5x in H1

NEW DELHI: Homegrown e-retailer Flipkart Monday said that 5G smartphone launches on the platform have increased by more than 1.5x in the first half of 2022 (H1 2022) as compared to the same period last year.

This trend is further expected to intensify with the recent spectrum auctions as India joins an elite list of countries including the United States of America, China, and the United Kingdom to have deployed the 5G network, the company said.

Furthermore, there has been a 2x increase in searches for 5G smartphones on Flipkart in the January-June 2022 period over the same period last year, with the top five states searching for such smartphones being Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu, according to the company’s insights.