iPhone 16 becomes India’s top selling smartphone, boosts Apple to record Q1 shipments: IDC

India’s smartphone market shipped 32 million smartphones in 1Q25, with a 5.5% decline YoY (year-over-year), making it the second consecutive quarter of decline in shipments. Weak consumer demand and surplus inventory from the previous quarter continue to pose challenges. Apple registered the highest YoY growth of 23% amongst the Top 5 brands, shipping a first-quarter record of three million units in 1Q25. iPhone 16 was the highest shipped model, accounting for 4% of overall India shipments during the quarter.