85 million mobile phones were shipped in India in last financial year

According to IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Q1 2008, June 2008 release, close to 85 million mobile phones were shipped in India between April 2007 and March 2008, compared to just under 66 million units shipped over the equivalent period a year ago. This was a record and amounts to a year-on-year growth of around 29% in terms of units. Shipments in JFM 2008 stood at more than 22 million handsets. Overall, Nokia retained the top spot with a market share of 52.8%, followed by LG at 10.2%, and Samsung at 8.3% in terms of units shipped during the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

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