According to the latest market report released by Counterpoint Research analyst Tarun Pathak, in the fourth quarter of 2017, all high-end smartphones priced at Rs 30,000 (about 470 US $ or 380 Euro) In mobile phones, Apple accounted for 47% market share.
Apple's appeal to a new generation of iPhones severely weakened its market share in the high-end market by 25% in the third quarter of last year and dropped to 19% in the fourth quarter, while Samsung was pushed to Third, its market share is much lower than 30% a year ago.
Perhaps even more surprising is that in India, the price-sensitive market, the high price of the iPhone X could actually big sale.
While other high-end handsets are less than half the iPhone X starting price (iPhone X in India starts at around $ 1,326), iPhone X sales still account for more than $ 470 in the high-end segment twenty one%.
Data show that iPhone X sales in the fourth quarter of last year than in the second place after a plus 5T 23% higher.In addition, the Apple iPhone X also beat Samsung, the fourth quarter of last year, its sales were 162% higher than Note 8, This prompted Samsung to sharply cut prices in India in December last year.
The research firm noted that the iPhone 7 also sold well in India, but the iPhone 8 is tepid, so in the high-end market, Apple's sales in the fourth quarter of last year fell 31%.
In addition to dominating the high-end market, Apple is also working hard to expand its cheaper models iPhone SE and iPhone 6s in India.