Indian smartphone market expands 14.5 pc in 2018: IDC

NEW DELHI: The smartphone market in India grew 14.5 per cent in 2018 with shipment of 142.3 million units, as per research firm IDC.

In the previous year, shipment stood at 124.3 million units.

During the December quarter, smartphone shipment expanded 19.5 per cent year-on-year to 36.3 million units from 30.3 million units in the same period the previous year, driven primarily by multiple rounds of sales by e-tailers beyond the festive Diwali period lasting into December.