India’s smartphone market falls 13 per cent sequentially in Q2 amid 2nd COVID wave: Canalys

NEW DELHI: Smartphone shipments in India fell 13 per cent to 32.4 million units in the April-June 2021 period over the previous quarter as the second wave of COVID-19 stifled demand, according to research firm Canalys.

Given that the April-June 2020 had an almost two-month nationwide lockdown (amid the first wave of the pandemic), the year-on-year comparison was “extremely favorable” with shipments up 87 per cent, Canalys said in its report.