India’s smartphone market up 42% in Oct with shipment of 21 mn units: IDC

India smartphone market grew 42 per cent with shipments of 21 million units in the month of October – the second highest for a month – driven by multiple online sale events, research firm IDC said on Thursday.

IDC said it expects the smartphone market to see a single-digit decline in final consumer sell out in 2020 on a full year basis.

According to IDC, the growth in October was driven by multiple online sale festivals and continuing pent up demand from the third quarter of 2020, IDC said.

“This is the highest ever October shipments and second highest for a month, following 23 million units in September 2020, an all-time high for a single month,” it added.