NEW DELHI: Apple saw strong iPhone sales in the Indian market in the fourth quarter of 2021, India Today has reported.

The company saw a rise of 34 percent in iPhone sales, which Apple hasn’t witnessed in any of the previous quarters, it said.

However, Apple is still not on the list of top five smartphone brands that are currently ruling the Indian market.

According to a report published by Counterpoint Research, Apple falls in the “Other category” as the company’s share of smartphone sales in India measured by units sold is less than other popular brands like Xiaomi, Samsung, Realme, Vivo and Oppo.

While the iPhone-maker is behind in terms of market share in comparison to these phone makers, it generated more revenue than some of them, according to a report by Bloomberg.

This is not surprising as iPhones are sold in India at exorbitant prices and don’t cost as low as some of the best budget phones from Samsung and Xiaomi, India Today’s report said.

Apple shipped about 2.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2021, while Samsung sold 7.2 million phones. Xiaomi dominated the list by shipping a total of 9.3 million units.

(With inputs from India Today)