India drives Apple’s iPhone, iPad sales

As Indians start to buy iPhones again, India is driving the overall growth for Apple’s iPhones, which saw a strong first quarter this fiscal backed by growth from the Indian market.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said the 8 per cent increase in iPhone revenues during the quarter was led by strong performance in India along with other markets including Brazil, Mainland China, Thailand and Turkey.

iPhone sales bring in over 60 per cent revenues for Apple, but is fast losing market share in a market dominated by Android phones.

Cheaper iPhones are helping Apple to recoup some of the demand in markets like India where they were on the verge of being wiped out last year.