Apple hopes to move as much as 50% of iPhone production out of China and into India by 2027
52% of the iPhone models delivered during the quarter belonged to the 2021 iPhone 13 series. 45% of the shipments were phones belonging to last year’s iPhone 14 line while iPhone 11 models from 2019 were responsible for 2% of the shipments. The last 1% of iPhone units delivered during the second quarter came from 2020’s iPhone 12 series.
During the second-quarter, iPad shipments in the country rose 6% year-over-year. Kumari, the CMR analyst, said Apple’s tablets were being used by Indian consumers for work, leisure, and education. The ninth-generation iPad from 2021 led the way with a 42% market share among Q2 iPad shipments in the country. Last year’s tenth-generation iPad accounted for 22% of second quarter iPad shipments in India followed by the iPad Air (2022) and the iPad Pro (2022) series with shipments for the quarter up 18% and 16% respectively.
CMR expects Apple’s strong momentum to continue during the second half of the year. It now forecasts that Apple will end the year with a 7% share of the country’s smartphone market. As for the iPad, CMR expects the device to finish the year with a 25% share of the tablet market in India.
