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India Tablet Shipments Drop 3.8 Percent in Q2 2026 Amid Memory Price Surge
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CNBC TV18•06-10-2026, 21:19
India Tablet Shipments Drop 3.8 Percent in Q2 2026 Amid Memory Price Surge
- •India tablet PC shipments fell 3.8 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026 due to rising memory chip prices.
- •The budget segment priced below Rs 20,000 suffered the most, experiencing a sharp 43 percent drop in supplies.
- •Tablets priced above Rs 20,000 grew 27 percent and captured 74 percent of the market as brands shifted focus to premium devices.
- •Average selling prices increased by 15 percent as manufacturers passed higher input costs on to consumers and streamlined memory variants.
- •Domestic manufacturing expanded by 30 percent year-on-year in Q2 with major players like Samsung and Lenovo scaling up local production.
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Tablet PC shipments in India declined by 3.8 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026 due to a rise in memory chip prices.
The tablet PC segment priced below Rs 20,000 was the most impacted, recording a 43 per cent dip in supplies during the reported quarter.
Despite a dip in overall supplies, domestic manufacturing grew 30 per cent year-on-year in Q2 as established players like Samsung and Lenovo expanded their local production.
