India was the only smartphone market in top three to grow in Sep quarter

New DelhiIndia was the only smartphone market in the global top three to report a year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in shipments in the September quarter. The other two biggest markets, US and China, reported an y-o-y decline, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).

India shipped 54.3 million smartphones in the September quarter, growing at 17% y-o-y. The pent-up demand and channel stocking by original equipment manufactures (OEMs) in September to meet the demand for festive season sales were the key drivers for the growth.

Globally, 353.6 million smartphones were shipped during the quarter.