India records 100 mn mobile handsets sales

As per CyberMedia Research (CMR), in terms of unit shipments share during the 6-month period ended June 2012 the leading smartphone OSs were Android (56.4%), Symbian (17.4%), BlackBerry (12.1%), Bada (8.5%), iOS (3.0%) and Windows Mobile (2.6%) on a base of 5.50 million units.

According to CMR's India Mobile Handsets Market Review, 2Q 2012, September 2012 release, during 1H 2012 (January-June 2012), total India shipments of mobile handsets was recorded at 102.43 million units. During the same period, total India shipments of smartphones were 5.50 million units.According to Faisal Kawoosa, Lead Analyst, CyberMedia Research's Telecoms Practice, "The first half of CY 2012 was witness to the high-decibel launch of Samsung Galaxy S III, HTC One X et al. The second half of CY 2012 continues to see launch of a number of high value, aspirational smartphone models such as the Nokia Lumia 910, Samsung Galaxy Note II and the Apple iPhone 5. This push from vendors and the increasing maturity of the India mobile subscriber community is expected to further push up smartphones as a proportion of total mobile handset shipments in the country in the next few quarters."

Table 1. India Mobile Handsets Market: Leading Players, 1H 2012 (in terms of % of unit shipments)

 Source: CMR's India Mobile Handsets Market Review, 2Q 2012, September 2012 release

 Table 2. India Mobile Handsets Market: Major Segment Growth Rates, 1H 2012 vis-à-vis 1H 2011

 Source: CMR's India Mobile Handsets Market Review, 2Q 2012, September 2012 release

 

 

Table 3. India Mobile Handsets Market: Leading Smartphone Players, 1H 2012 (in terms of % of unit shipments)

Source: CMR's India Mobile Handsets Market Review, 2Q 2012, September 2012 release