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India smartphone shipments exceed 100 million in 2015

India surpassed the US smartphone user base

Smartphone shipments in India totaled more than 100 million units during 2015, representing an increase of 23% compared to the previous year, according to a recent report by Counterpoint Research.

By the end of 2015, the smartphone user base in India reached 220 million, surpassing the US market for the first time ever, the consultancy firm said.

During the last quarter of 2014, smartphone shipments in the Asian market grew 15% compared to the same quarter the previous year.

According to the report, smartphones accounted for over 40% of total mobile phones shipped in India during Q4 2015. Counterpoint Research also highlighted that almost 50% of total mobile devices sold during the quarter were locally produced. Over 20 mobile phone brands are currently assembling their mobile phones in India.

The report also stated that over 30% of smartphones sold during the period were sold through online channels.

Korean company Samsung led the local smartphone market in terms of shipments during the fourth quarter of the year, with a market share of 28.6%, followed by Micromax (14.3%), Lenovo (11.4%), Intex (9.6%) and Lava (6.8%). Other smartphone brands accounted for the remainder.

In the overall mobile phone market, Samsung led with a market share of 23.6%, followed by Micromax, (13.7%), Intex (13%), Lava (12.6%) and Lenovo (4.8%).

Huawei ships over 108 million mobile phones globally in 2015

In related APAC news, Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei shipped a total of 108 million mobile phones globally in 2015, the firm said in a statement. The figure represents an increase of 44% compared to the previous year.

Huawei shipped over 12 million smartphones in January, representing a 93% increase from last year. January was also the fourth consecutive month that Huawei shipped over 10 million smartphones.

Huawei also said that it has shipped more than 10 million Huawei P8 lite smartphones. In total, the entire Huawei P8 series has reached more than 16 million people globally, with 60% of coming from global markets.

 

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Juan Pedro Tomás
Juan Pedro Tomás
Juan Pedro covers Global Carriers and Global Enterprise IoT. Prior to RCR, Juan Pedro worked for Business News Americas, covering telecoms and IT news in the Latin American markets. He also worked for Telecompaper as their Regional Editor for Latin America and Asia/Pacific. Juan Pedro has also contributed to Latin Trade magazine as the publication's correspondent in Argentina and with political risk consultancy firm Exclusive Analysis, writing reports and providing political and economic information from certain Latin American markets. He has a degree in International Relations and a master in Journalism and is married with two kids.