According to a latest announcement, the South Korean company Samsung Electronics has sold more than 10 million Galaxy devices in the Indian market since June 2010, when Samsung launched the first Galaxy device, 'Galaxy S',
"Innovative devices like the Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy SII and SIII, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy Y have caught the imagination of customers and helped us spread the smartphone experience in the Indian market," said, Asim Warsi, Samsung VP (Mobile).
Warsi further added, “This has helped Samsung sell more than 10 million Galaxy devices in the Indian market since June 2010, when the first Galaxy device was launched. Through our series of consistent Smartphone launches, Samsung has fuelled the growth of the smartphone market in India and has been a category leader since last year.”
It is worth noticing here that Samsung launched different devices in the Galaxy series including Galaxy Y (launched in October 2011), Galaxy SII (May 2011), Galaxy Tab (November 2011), Galaxy Tab 2 310 (May 2012) and Galaxy SIII. Presently, Samsung has total of 13 products in its Galaxy portfolio in the price range of Rs 6,790 to Rs 39,990.
Amongst the smartphone makers in India, Samsung is enjoying the lion’s share. Out of 5.50 million units smartphone market, Samsung had a over 41 per cent share. On the other hand, other smartphone makers including Nokia and Research in Motion had 19.2 per cent and 12 per cent share respectively in 2012.
