iPhone Sales Crater In India: Xiaomi, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo, and Transsion Outsell Apple

Apple iPhone sales cratered year-over-year in India, dropping 40% in 2018. That’s in spite massive growth in the India market. In fact, in the latest numbers from IDC, the Indian smartphone market grew 14.5% last year and market leader Xiaomi grew even faster: 58.6%.

And in the “super-premium” $700+ segment that Apple typically owns?

Samsung’s Galaxy S9 series out-sold iPhone.

Get the full story in my post at Forbes …