Samsung sells 10 million Galaxy devices in India

New Delhi: South Korea’s Samsung Electronics on Thursday said it has sold over 10 million Galaxy devices in the Indian market since it launched its first Galaxy device, ‘Galaxy S’, in June 2010.

“Innovative devices like the Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy SII and SIII, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy Y have captured the imagination of customers and helped us democratise the smartphone experience in the Indian market,” Asim Warsi, vice president, Samsung (mobile), told the news agency.

This has helped Samsung sell over 10 million Galaxy devices in the Indian market since June 2010, when the first Galaxy device was launched, he added.

The Galaxy series includes a portfolio of devices such as the Galaxy Y (launched October 2011), Galaxy SII (May 2011), Galaxy Tab (November 2011), Galaxy Tab 2 310 (May 2012) and Galaxy SIII.

While the company declined to comment on any particular device’s individual share, the Galaxy Y, Note, and SIII series combined accounted for more than 50 percent of sales.

“Through our series of consistent smartphone launches, Samsung has driven the growth of the smartphone market in India and has been the category leader since last year. Samsung’s portfolio of 13 Galaxy devices in the Indian market is priced in the range ₹ 6790 to ₹ 39,990,” Warsi said.

According to CyberMedia Research (CMR) India Mobile Handsets Market Review, mobile phone shipments in India stood at 102.43 million units during January-June 2012. Of the 5.50 million smartphone market, Samsung had a 41.6% share, while Nokia and Research in Motion had 19.2% and 12.1% shares, respectively.