In the first nine months of 2023, memory card sales for smartphones, cameras, drones and other devices increased by 70% compared to last year. In this respect reports Kommersant publication (Kommersant) cites data from retailers.
From January to October 2023, 2.9 million memory cards were sold in the Russian Federation. This figure is 70% more physically and 27% more financially on an annual basis.
The most popular cards are micro SDXC format cards; these accounted for 58% of all sales. The demand for such cards is explained by their widespread use among manufacturers of smartphones, drones, video cameras and many more.
The most popular brands were the American Kingstone (26% of the market) and Sandisk (8% of the market) and the Chinese Netac with a 7% share.
Industry analysts and retailers attribute the growth in the memory card market to the increasing demand for quadcopters. The driver was also the prevalence of China’s cheap smartphones.
“This trend can be explained by the increase in sales of Chinese phones, which are often equipped with a slot for additional memory. MTS reported that the share of Chinese smartphones in the Russian market is 85% in terms of units.
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Source: Gazeta
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