Samsung beats Apple in FY16 top rate mobile sales in India

NEW DELHI: Samsung sold extra phones than Apple within the top rate category of Rs 30,000 and above in 2015-16, the surge coming at a time when the American electronics big looks at a enhanced play in the nation amidst a world crunch.in accordance with records compiled by way of CounterPoint expertise , Samsung's share in the premium conclusion of the telephone market in India stood at forty seven% in 2015-16, whereas Apple accomplished the 12 months at forty five%. The increase of the Korean massive has been fuelled through S6 aspect and word 5 sensible gadgets, which had additionally considered a price cut in opposition t the beginning of this yr.Flagship HTC 10 with 2K monitor launched: Key requirements, pricing and extra

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Samsung trailed Apple in 2014-15 with 35% share, while Apple had forty three%. A questionnaire sent to Apple on the discipline remained unanswered. Samsung also didn't respond to questions. business analysts spoke of Apple and Samsung were engaged in a fight of supremacy within the premium market, however Samsung has taken an 'edge' currently. "The facet collection has been going effective for Samsung and has helped the company regain share within the top rate section," spoke of Tarun Pathak, a research analyst at CounterPoint. "The being concerned half for Apple is that its new 'SE' device has been disappointing in India over its excessive pricing. The company is expected to peer a spike simplest when it launches iPhone 7" Pathak added. Samsung to launch new smartphone in India on March 31

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Numbers provided by retail market tracker GfK for March 2016 and March 2015 also reveal Apple is behind Samsung. whereas in March this yr, Samsung leads with a quantity share of 56% and cost share of 55.7%, Apple lags with a quantity share of 37.9% and value share of 39.5%. The iPhone maker became leading in each categories in March 2015, GfK numbers demonstrate. "whereas Samsung and Apple fight each different, others corresponding to HTC and Sony have also been losing ground," Pathak brought.

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