This was disclosed by Apple during the course of announcement of results for the third quarter on Tuesday. However, the company did not disclose the actual sales figures for the country.
Apple said it sold 15.3 million iPads, a marginal increase over 14.6 million units of the tablet it sold last year. A part of this increase was also attributed to growth in markets like India where iPad sales were up 45% on an year-on-year basis.
During the earnings call, Apple's senior vice-president and chief financial officer Luca Maestri said, "iPad sales grew overall in the developing markets with particularly strong year-over-year growth in the Middle-East, where iPad sales were up 64%, in China where they grew 51%, and in India, where they were up 45%."
Apple sells iPad Air, iPad with Retina display (iPad 4), iPad mini with Retina display and iPad mini models in the Indian market. iPad mini range starts at Rs 21,900 while the 10-inch iPad starts from Rs 28,900.
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Earlier this year, Apple had discontinued iPad 2 (which doesn't feature a Retina display) and relaunched iPad 4 as iPad with Retina display.
Apple also registered an increase in the sales of iPhone in Indian market, despite the phone's premium pricing. Although Apple did not share the specific numbers for the Indian market, it did say that iPhone sales were up 55% year-on-year in BRIC (acronym for Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries.
Talking about iPhone sales, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, "We sold over 35 million iPhones, setting a new third quarter record. We generated healthy growth in our entry priced, mid-tier and lead iPhone categories. I'm especially happy about our progress in the BRIC countries, where iPhone sales were up a very strong 55% year-over-year."
It is worth pointing out that iPhone sales in India had seen a 55% increase in the last quarter, over the past year, as per Cook.
It was reportedly in October-December 2012 quarter that iPhone sales in India went up by 400%, the first time Apple started a buyback scheme for iPhone 4.
It has been offering cash-back offers and EMI and buyback schemes for some iPhone models. The company launched a cheaper 8GB variant of the iPhone 5C in May with buyback offers.
The other iPhone models are also selling at a heavily discounted price via e-commerce retailers.
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Apple also said that it has seen an increase in the sales of Macs in India and other markets.
The price-sensitive Indian market is traditionally considered to be dominated by Windows PCs as Macs are priced much higher. The company claims to have registered double digit growth in the segment in the Indian market.
Apple said it sold 4.4 million Macs worldwide, compared to under 3.8 million in the year ago quarter, an increase of 18% year-over-year.
"We achieved strong double digit Mac growth across many countries, including the US, Canada, Mexico, the UK, Germany, France, Australia, China, India and the Middle-East. This growth is particularly impressive, given the contraction of the overall PC market. Macs have now gained global market share for 32 of the last 33 quarters," said Maestri.
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