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Smartphone maker Samsung India is aiming at double digit growth rate post the launch of company's latest smartphone - Galaxy C9 Pro in the Indian market. The company enjoys 46.9 per cent market share in the Indian smartphone market, whereas it has 36 per cent market share in the feature phone segment.
Manu Sharma, vice-president (product marketing), Samsung Electronics, said, "There is no major impact of demonetisation on the smartphone sales. We have been growing at the higher rate than the market growth. The market is growing at the double digit growth."
Sharma further maintained that the online and off-line sales continue to grow simultaneously. "The number of transactions through digital payment has increased post demonetisation. But we see almost equal growth in the offline sales as well," said Sharma.
For Samsung, the J-series phones, which are developed for Indian market, are the growth driver and has made important contribution, he said.
The Galaxy C9 Pro has powerful features including 6 GB RAM, 64 GB internal memory, with expandable memory of 256 GB. The instrument has 6-inch Full HD sAMOLED display. The phone is priced at Rs 36,900 in India and is open for pre-booking from January 27 to February 12.
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