Foldable Smartphones Market Share in India to Quadruple by 2025: Counterpoint Analysis

Foldable smartphones market share within the ultra-premium section, priced above Rs. 45,000 apiece, is anticipated to develop greater than 4 instances to 35 p.c in India, Counterpoint Analysis stated on Friday.

Foldable smartphones market share within the first half of 2023 stood at about 8 p.c, the market analysis agency stated.

“In 2023 (until June), Foldables constituted 8 per cent of ultra-premium (over Rs. 45,000) Android smartphone shipments, a quantity projected to surge to 35 p.c by the top of 2025,” Counterpoint Analysis stated in a report.

In keeping with the analysis agency’s estimate India’s Foldable Smartphone accounts for less than about 1 p.c of the general cellular market in India.

The report stated clamshell smartphones among the many foldable designs are notably favoured by feminine customers, accounting for 82 p.c of whole foldable shipments within the first half of 2023 as a consequence of their affordability.

“Localisation of producing, exemplified by flagship gadgets like Samsung Z Fold 5 and Flip 5 being produced in India, is fuelling the market’s development,” Counterpoint stated.

The market analysis agency estimates that the anticipated entry of extra cell phone makers into the foldable area will additional invigorate the market. 

Notably, Korean sensible gadgets main Samsung will manufacture its premium flagship gadgets Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 in India to satisfy native necessities, a senior firm official stated on Thursday. Samsung plans to launch the costliest and high-end gadgets from its steady in India on August 18 and the pre-booking with provides will begin at midnight of July 27.

“Each Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 can be manufactured at India manufacturing unit in Noida,” Samsung SouthWest Asia President and CEO J B Park stated.

In keeping with market analysis and evaluation agency Techarc estimates, foldable (together with flip) smartphones will contribute over 1.8 p.c of the full smartphone revenues for 2023. The estimate implies over 6.35 lakh foldable smartphones can be offered in India through the 12 months which can be lower than 0.5 p.c of the full gross sales by quantity estimated for the interval.

Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 alongside the Galaxy Tab S9 sequence and Galaxy Watch 6 sequence at its first Galaxy Unpacked occasion in South Korea. We talk about the corporate’s new gadgets and extra on the newest episode of Orbital, the Devices 360 podcast. Orbital is accessible on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

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