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 % in India, Counterpoint Analysis mentioned on Friday.

Foldable smartphones market share within the first half of 2023 stood at about 8 %, the market analysis agency mentioned.

“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 % by the tip of 2025,” Counterpoint Analysis mentioned in a report.

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

The report mentioned clamshell smartphones among the many foldable designs are significantly favoured by feminine customers, accounting for 82 % of whole foldable shipments within the first half of 2023 on account 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 mentioned.

The market analysis agency estimates that the anticipated entry of extra cell phone makers into the foldable house 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 mentioned 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 will likely be manufactured at India manufacturing unit in Noida,” Samsung SouthWest Asia President and CEO J B Park mentioned.

In keeping with market analysis and evaluation agency Techarc estimates, foldable (together with flip) smartphones will contribute over 1.8 % of the overall smartphone revenues for 2023. The estimate implies over 6.35 lakh foldable smartphones will likely be bought in India throughout the 12 months which will likely be lower than 0.5 % of the overall 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 focus on the corporate’s new gadgets and extra on the newest episode of Orbital, the Devices 360 podcast. Orbital is obtainable on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

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