iPhone 13 Became a Bestseller in Q3 in India

Nov. 5, 2022

Last year’s iPhone 13 has become the best-selling phone in India as per a Quarter 3 analysis by Counterpoint Research. This is also the first time an iPhone has topped the smartphone shipment in India. Meanwhile, the overall shipments for Q3 have declined.

But, Overall Shipments Declined!

Besides having the iPhone 13 as the bestseller,Apple also topped the premium segment with a 40% sharefollowed by Samsung and OnePlus. For those who don’t know, theiPhone 13 also became a best-selling phoneglobally back in April.

Thehandset market saw a decline of 15% YoY. Even the feature phone segment registered a 24% dip “due to adverse macroeconomic conditions.“

As for who led the market, it was clearlyXiaomi with a share of 21%. Although, the shipments declined by 19%. The report suggests that the budget segment had lower demand while the mid-tier helped the company maintain its first position. Samsung took the second spot (19%) and became the fastest-growing brand in the top five. This was followed by Vivo (14%), Realme (also 14%), and Oppo (10%). With its first phone (1), Nothing was able to have a mid-share and a share in the premium tier.

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