Comment: Sales figures show importance of India as a growth market as Apple leads premium segment

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Comment: Sales figures show importance of India as a growth market as Apple leads premium segment

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<p>If you were in any doubt why Apple was going to <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/25/iphone-factory-india/" target="_blank">so much trouble[/url] to deepen its foothold in <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/25/iphone-factory-india/" target="_blank">India[/url], new figures from <a href="http://www.counterpointresearch.com/press_release/indiahandset2016q4analysis/" target="_blank">Counterpoint Research[/url] provide the answer. While the global smartphone market grew only 3% last year, smartphone shipments in India grew by 18%.</p>
<p>The growing middle class in the country also meant that, for the first time, there were no Indian brands in the top five as consumers start to spend more on their handsets. There was also good news for Apple …</p>
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