Only 4,000 3G iPhone Sold in India?
So how many 3G iPhone have been sold so far?
When the phone was launched, only 10 people actually bought the phone (we did questioned the craze over iPhone and whether it’s justified or not).
Thanks to iPhone’s buzz, Nokia too launched N96, much before the scheduled date.
iPhone and N96 Sales Figure (India)
And the result?
As per BusinessToday
- the total number of 3G iPhone sold in India is less than 4,000
- For N96, the number stands at less than 1,000.
While the numbers don’t match our expectation, one can’t expect a 10X difference. As far as operators are concerned, they don’t really have a say in the pricing:
As a service provider, we are simply providing the iPhone experience to our customers. The price of the phone has been fixed in tandem with Apple and there is no room for us to keep a profit margin. – CMO, Airtel
Price of 3G Phones in India
Unlocked Google Android Phone for Indian Developers ($399)
iPhone price in India
To add colors to the entire mobile sales growth, the rate of growth of mobile sales in India has declined (by ~10%).
Smart phones market saw a growth of 15.7 percent in the second quarter but compared to the earlier 60 percent growth, there is a drastic fall in the growth rate.
Is India Inc ready for these high end phones? Will 3G play a big role in accelerating the iPhone sale?
What’s your opinion?
About the author - Ashish Sinha is a Startup Mentor/Product Strategy Coach, and the founder/chief editor of pluGGd.in.
He has launched/managed couple of products (consumer as well as enterprise) in US and India, and now consults with startups/small businesses on their product/media strategy. He can be reached at: ashish (at) pluGGd.in [+91 98452 06443]
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One of the reason Apple iPhone 3G isn’t successful in India is due to the pricing controlled by Apple directly. Indeed Apple has the control all over the world but they could allow the network operators to adjust them to the needs of consumers.
The bigger qn is what is the usage of 3G iPhone for India? I am actually surprised to see even 4K buying a product whose core feature cant b consumed
sori did u say 4k
am sure delhi leads in this – all dikhawa duniya!
ppl are fool that they bought something which they cant use!
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i can i get them for 4k
Ashish, any numbers on total iPhone sales in India? 3G or otherwise..?
@Ravi – the speculation is 4K only for 3G and the number i have got from the telecom guys is that there are close to 65K iPhones (the first version) – including the original + hacked ones.
Thanks a ton Ashish, that helps
Reason I was asking was that these numbers do not justify us using our resources to develop an app – yet.
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Hi ashish – how about N96 shipment numbers? is it really only 1k??
Well, I do expect it to be a lot more than that- these are speculated numbers, but a good representation of the mkt, I’d say.