Samsung leads India’s premium smartphone market in Q1

New Delhi: Riding on the success of its Galaxy S10 series, Samsung India saw a massive jump in the premium smartphone segment in the first quarter of 2019, clocking 68.9% market share (by volume) and 65.9% (by value), a top company executive said on Monday.

According to Samsung India Director (Mobile Business) Aditya Babbar, in the month of March alone clocked 76.5% market share (by volume) and 77% (by value) in the over- ₹30,000 price segment in the country.

“As you are aware that we always share actual sales numbers, not just shipments, from German market research firm Gfk. The Galaxy S10 series with industry-first features has recieved a tremendous response in India and the numbers prove that,” Babbar told IANS.