Poco plans to sell 10 million smartphones in 2 years, aims to be among top-5 brands from third year
Poco plans to sell 10 million mobile phones in two years and aims to be among top-five players from the third year onwards, a senior official of the company said on Thursday. Poco recently pipped OnePlus to capture seventh spot in overall smartphone category with 5.9 per cent market share and sixth position among Android smartphone brands, as per market research firm IDC.
«We have very ambitious target for the next two years and we want to get into the 'big boys club', which means we want to hit 10 million-mark in sales and then challenging the top five brands in the next 2-3 year,» Poco India country head Himanshu Tandon said on the sidelines of Poco F6 smartphone launch event.
As per IDC, Poco shipments in India grew by about 72 per cent year on year.
Tandon, however, said that the sales volume grew by 90 per cent on YoY basis compared to upper growth target of 80 per cent set by the company a year ago.
«Our rise to the number 6 position among top Android brands in India, as validated by the latest IDC report, reflects our remarkable growth story. But we are not stopping here. The launch of the POCO F6 5G marks a significant milestone in our journey of pushing boundaries and we are ready to surpass expectations,» Tandon said.
At the event Poco unveiled three variants of Poco F6 priced at Rs 25,999 with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB ROM storage for files, photos etc, Rs 27,999 for 12 GB RAM and 256 GB ROM variant, and Rs 29,999 for the model with 12 GB RAM and 512 GB ROM.
The devices will start selling in India from
