India smartphone sales slip 5% as tablets, laptops surge on memory-cost squeeze
Q1 2026 smartphone shipments fell 5% while tablets rose 5% and laptops jumped 31.1% to 4.4M units, per IDC and Counterpoint. Memory-cost inflation and larger-screen usage are pushing consumers toward Pad and laptop SKUs priced ₹15,000-17,000, reshaping retail floor mix in coming quarters.
What happened
Indian consumer electronics market · India smartphone shipments fell 5% in Q1 2026 while tablets grew 5% and laptops jumped 31.1% to 4.4M units, as memory-cost
Key facts
- smartphone sales -5%
- tablet sales +5%
- laptop shipments 4.4 million
- laptop growth 31.1% YoY
- Pad 3 Lite ₹15,000
- Narzo90x ₹17,000
- 88% laptop users
Why this matters
The widening smartphone-vs-PC growth gap opens M&A and partnership windows in tablet/laptop distribution, financing, and accessory ecosystems before incumbents reprice assets to reflect the new consumer-electronics mix.