As per the latest Canalys report, India smartphone market share 2013 report does not have any surprise. Samsung has 31.91 percent smartphone share, Micromax 21.13 percent, Karbonn 11.02 percent, Sony 6.35 percent, Nokia 4.23 percent and Apple 2.29 percent.
Global smartphone vendors such as LG, BlackBerry, HTC, Huawei, ZTE and Lenovo do not find a place in the top 6 list.
Canalys, in an exclusive interaction with TelecomLead.com, the #1 B2B telecom portal in India, said India smartphone shipments reached 11,350,530 units in 2013.
Earlier, IDC said telecom markets such as India and China are looking for sub-$150 smartphones. The other trend is the demand for smartphones with large screen size.
Micromax could not take on Samsung in 2013, despite revealing its ambitions. Also, Nokia could not take on Samsung and Indian brands such as Micromax and Karbonn with its Lumia range.
Lenovo and LG could not reach top 6 positions despite launching good range of smartphones and spending huge funds for promotions.
| India smart phone shipments | ||
| Vendor | Units | Share |
| Samsung | 3,621,500 | 31.91% |
| Micromax | 2,398,090 | 21.13% |
| Karbonn | 1,251,260 | 11.02% |
| Sony | 720,970 | 6.35% |
| Nokia | 479,970 | 4.23% |
| Apple | 259,430 | 2.29% |
| Others | 2,619,310 | 23.08% |
| Grand Total | 11,350,530 | 100.00% |
| Source: Canalys estimates, January 2014 | ||
Global smartphone market
Tim Coulling, senior analyst, Canalys, noted that some 292.8 million smart phones shipped in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Contrary to what it achieved in 2013 as a whole, Apple gained market share in Q4, rising from 13 percent to 17 percent sequentially, chiefly at Samsung’s expense.
Samsung itself achieved a market share that was flat on Q4 a year ago at 29 percent, but down from 34 percent sequentially.
Huawei held third place in Q4, as it did in Q3, which helped it take third place for the full year too.
While China continues to account for the vast majority of its shipments, growth has been helped by success in the Middle East and Africa.
Baburajan K
editor@telecomlead.com
