Samsung sold 5 million Galaxy A phones in India in just 70 days

Peter, 15 May 2019

Just 40 days after the new Galaxy A series became in India, Samsung reported that it has sold 2 million units. Now, 30 days later, that number has more than doubled to a total of 5 million units. The Chief Marketing Officer of Samsung India spoke with Reuters, saying that this generated a revenue north of $1 billion.

Samsung reportedly expects the revenue for the fiscal year 2019 to reach $4 billion. Considering that Samsung’s revenue in India for the fiscal 2018 (which ended in March) was $5.3 billion, it seems that Samsung expects most of its sales to be generated by the new Galaxy A lines.

The new A-phones range in price from INR 5,300 ($75) to INR 29,000 ($410). Going by the numbers above, the average selling price over the first 70 days was INR 14,000 ($200).

Samsung claims it had 77% market share in India’s premium segment, which it defines as INR 30,000+. However, it is facing strong competition from Xiaomi and Oppo in the lower segments of the market. Based on data from Counterpoint, during the quarter ending in March Samsung shipped 23% of all smartphones in the country.

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Reader comments

Anonymous
17 May 2019
GX3

The figures available from both parties aren't directly comparable and thus not enough to safely conclude that either series sold significantly more than the other.

Anonymous
16 May 2019
X%N

Do you understand what it takes to build phones like the flagships every year Samsung launches? R & D takes a lot of money. How long do you think these Chinese manufacturers will survive? If you look closely, they are also increasing their prices...