India’s smartphones sector not affected by West Asia war: Oppo India

Smartphones segment in India is seeing a positive outlook even though the ongoing West Asia crisis has affected several other sectors, an Oppo India executive said.

Goldee Patnaik, head of communication at Oppo India, said on Monday that the outlook looks promising at the moment and the war does not seem to be having an impact.

Quoting International Data Corporation (IDC) figures, he said the mid-premium segment grew 23% y-o-y last year, premium segment was up 37% and the super premium segment surged 7%. However, the entry-level segment saw a downward swing of 8%.