How Apple is beating Google in India?

Google and Apple are fighting over dominance in the Indian Smartphone market.

See, historically, Google's focus in India was through its operating system Android, and this is where it had almost a total monopoly.

Here, Google mainly made money by selling ads through its ecosystem of apps like Search, Gmail and Maps, but there was a problem.

Most of the money that the company made was from the top-tier premium segment of users, but this is where Google now faces tough competition from another tech giant, Apple.

Apple’s market share in India is growing rapidly. It was less than 2% before the pandemic and has now reached 9%.

Now, Apple is winning because of various reasons like local manufacturing, smart distribution etc, and according to experts, Google’s biggest challenge is distribution.

And this is why, Google is now partnering with e-commerce companies like Flipkart and Amazon, to improve its distribution. Beyond this, it will also partner with online and offline channels like Reliance Retail and Croma.

[Gen_Lift]

95% of people buy iphone on emi i cant understand how can someone spend 60k on phone when you're getting a good phone at 20k

[chellom]

Big billion days and Amazon great day festival is the real reason Apple is gaining market share 😂

[yashdhakad]

If Google can solve their problems with tensor chips, they can accommodate huge share in flagship smartphone market

[armanmansuri]

Customer support service provided by Google is zero

[HavishG]

TBH Google Pixel are one of the best phones ever made. They are just not selling for some reason

[vijayadeep_]

Iphone is looked as high standard
That's why even medium tier people purchase them, while Pixel phones have price for medium tier but nobody notices because of the Chinese companies

[createrworld]

High price but low specs
Why will people buy pixel

[YoursRaspberryPi]

Google should focus on their Tensor processors. They have to improve its performance and cellular modem. They need to shift to a better manufacturing node like TSMC. And at last they should also improve their pricing. Their phones are overpriced.

[vachan]

Google needs to TieUp with BSNL & VI for both 4G & 5G phones apart from Croma, Flipkart, Amazon. How about Google joining hands with Agri, Rural Banks Financial institutes

[AmrinderGillbbsbs]

Apple has 5-6% market share in India and 70% of them is on EMI. So it is going to stabilise at this percentage

[gouthamreddy]

I think making better chipset rather than using samsung fabrication and using tsmc fabrication will improve sell and making local manufacturing help reduce cost like apple and improve their margins and even need to establish strong offline distribution to sell

[Prasad-kfrh]

Thanks to those chhapris who are crazy for iPhone on EMI.

[ekjotsingh]

Heating issues with Google. They don't want to improve. Apple has status value.

[LiveLikeAnExplorer]

Believe me apple market will decrease in India soon just like ktm market just becoz of some chapri people😊

[cursedtyrany]

Firat google need to built smartphone in india and make smartphone cheaper and remove its biggest curse tensor chip

[rakshithmn]

First there should be a proper competitive product, then distribution and logistics comes in.
Google with its tensor and lack of camera features can't beat Apple.
Google is betting on everything with AI, which is not even properly implemented.😢

[quickSilverXMen]

I think all these are just words apple beating google becoz of local manufacturing of iphones leading to cheaper iphones. And most of the Indian people were eagerly waiting to grab the iPhone who can afford the flagship phones. Pura dhava bol diye 😂😂

[arslaan]

Pixels are just not optimised for India

[mystoganmist]

Google pixel .. except for camera. . there is no other selling point for this ..

The Pixel is priced the same as iPhone .. people will rather go for the iPhone .

[amrit]

apple 2 camera phones are for chapri 😂