Indians bought 17 lakh more Chinese phones this October than October 2019 despite Galwan

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Indians bought 17 lakh more Chinese phones this October than October 2019 despite Galwan
Estimates of online sales of smartphones show Indians primarily shopped from five brands this October, including 4 Chinese companies Xiaomi, Vivo, realme and Oppo.
REGINA MIHINDUKULASURIYA 29 December, 2020 8:00 am IST
 

A vendor uses a smartphone at a wholesale stall selling mobile phone accessories (Representational image) | Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg


New Delhi: Data on online smartphone shopping has shown that Indians bought 17 lakh more Chinese devices this October than they did last year. This despite calls to boycott Chinese products and support ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ amid the ongoing tensions between India and China at the Line of Actual Control and the Indian government banning over 200 Chinese apps.

Tech market analyst firm IDC, that looked at both the online and offline sales figures, said: “… India’s smartphone market registered a massive year-over-year (YoY) growth of 42% in October, shipping 21 million units. The growth was driven by multiple online sale festivals and continuing pent up demand from 3Q20.”

An executive at a leading smartphone market analyst firm, who requested anonymity, shared estimates for how many phones the top fives mobile brands in India sold online during October 2019 and October 2020.

Of these, four are Chinese — Xiaomi, Vivo, realme and Oppo.

In October 2019, these Chinese brands sold an estimated 46.07 lakh smartphones. Fast forward a year, and the sales jumped by nearly 17 lakh to 63.01 lakh smartphones.

These numbers were calculated based on the figures shared by the smartphone market analyst.

 

The estimates show that consumer trends didn’t take a hit from the boycott calls that emerged in June after 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a violent clash with Chinese soldiers. Among those supporting the boycott was Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. In June, the government banned the first tranche of Chinese apps, adding to the list over the months.

As it stands, October saw two prominent and heavily promoted online sales from Amazon and Flipkart to coincide with the festive shopping season.

While Amazon held its ‘Great Indian Festival sale’ from 16 October to 13 November, offering discounts up to 70 per cent, Flipkart held its flagship ‘Big Billion Days sale’ from 16 to 21 October.

This year’s ‘Great Indian Festival’ was one of the longest Amazon has held, according to a Times of India report. Flipkart said it saw double the number of customers visiting its mobile category during the sale.
 

Indians bought 17 lakh more Chinese phones this October than October 2019 despite Galwan

Estimates of online sales of smartphones show Indians primarily shopped from five brands this October, including 4 Chinese companies Xiaomi, Vivo, realme and Oppo.

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1 minute ago, Piracy Raja said:

Ache Din for China

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[veerigadu]

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[veerigadu]

1 minute ago, Telugodura456 said:

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[Somedude]

New Year resolution must be to use local products, says PM Modi

Prime Minister delivers his last ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio address for 2020

In his last ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio address for 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to make a New Year resolution to substitute foreign-made products for indigenous goods in 2021 “for the sake of the country”.

Mr. Modi also asked manufacturers to make sure that Indian-made products are up to global standards, as a part of the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat or self-reliant India push and “Vocal for Local” campaign.

He reiterated his earlier appeal to Indians to make a list of products used daily, identify which ones are made abroad and look for Indian substitutes.

“...think of things manufactured abroad that have permeated into our lives unknowingly, in a way, shackling us down. Let us find out their substitutes made in India. and decide that henceforth we shall use products made with the hard work and sweat of the people of India. You make New Year resolutions every year…this time one has to certainly make a resolution for the sake of the country,” Mr. Modi said, according to an English translation of his address released by the government.

Kashmir saffron

Later in his address, he urged people to buy saffron from Kashmir, which he said had a unique flavour.

Mr. Modi said while there were many challenges in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country had learnt a lesson with every crisis. He said due to the pandemic, the topic of single-use plastic was not discussed much this year, but ridding India of single-use plastic should be another resolution for 2021.

Amid the on-going agitation by farmers from Punjab on the farm laws, the Prime Minister spoke of the sacrifices of Guru Teg Bahadur, Mata Gujari, Guru Gobind Singh and his sons, remembered as the four Sahibzade, and Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, adding that it was these kind of sacrifices that kept the fabric of India intact.

Mr Modi also spoke of the increase in the leopard population from 7,900 in 2014 to 12,852 in 2019.

Referring to the “uniqueness” of the Bhagvad Gita, the Prime Minister reminded listeners that it was Gita Jayanti two days ago. He lauded efforts to clean up Someshwar Beach in Karnataka by a couple, Anudeep and Minusha, and different areas in the Himalayas by Pradeep Sangwan, but said there was a need to question why so much plastic and garbage ends up at these places to begin with.

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1 minute ago, Somedude said:

New Year resolution must be to use local products, says PM Modi

Prime Minister delivers his last ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio address for 2020

In his last ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio address for 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to make a New Year resolution to substitute foreign-made products for indigenous goods in 2021 “for the sake of the country”.

Mr. Modi also asked manufacturers to make sure that Indian-made products are up to global standards, as a part of the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat or self-reliant India push and “Vocal for Local” campaign.

He reiterated his earlier appeal to Indians to make a list of products used daily, identify which ones are made abroad and look for Indian substitutes.

“...think of things manufactured abroad that have permeated into our lives unknowingly, in a way, shackling us down. Let us find out their substitutes made in India. and decide that henceforth we shall use products made with the hard work and sweat of the people of India. You make New Year resolutions every year…this time one has to certainly make a resolution for the sake of the country,” Mr. Modi said, according to an English translation of his address released by the government.

Kashmir saffron

Later in his address, he urged people to buy saffron from Kashmir, which he said had a unique flavour.

Mr. Modi said while there were many challenges in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country had learnt a lesson with every crisis. He said due to the pandemic, the topic of single-use plastic was not discussed much this year, but ridding India of single-use plastic should be another resolution for 2021.

Amid the on-going agitation by farmers from Punjab on the farm laws, the Prime Minister spoke of the sacrifices of Guru Teg Bahadur, Mata Gujari, Guru Gobind Singh and his sons, remembered as the four Sahibzade, and Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, adding that it was these kind of sacrifices that kept the fabric of India intact.

Mr Modi also spoke of the increase in the leopard population from 7,900 in 2014 to 12,852 in 2019.

Referring to the “uniqueness” of the Bhagvad Gita, the Prime Minister reminded listeners that it was Gita Jayanti two days ago. He lauded efforts to clean up Someshwar Beach in Karnataka by a couple, Anudeep and Minusha, and different areas in the Himalayas by Pradeep Sangwan, but said there was a need to question why so much plastic and garbage ends up at these places to begin with.

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