Supply chain issues to impact India’s smartphone shipments in Q4, says IDC

NEW DELHI: The ongoing October-December quarter is expected to see a decline in smartphone sales in the country due to the ongoing supply chain related challenges, resulting in annual shipments below 160 million in 2021, IDC said on Friday.

Navkendar Singh, Research Director, Client Devices & IPDS, IDC India said that the first half of 2022 will remain challenging, with some easing out expected in the latter half of 2022.

“Vendors/channels will keep an eye on the over-stocking situation in case demand stays limited due to the price hikes by the suppliers and vendors,” he said.