In India, iPhone sales are projected to go up to 9.5 million units this year. But the tier-1 metropolis crowd will claim less than half. Per market research firm Counterpoint, a staggering 60 percent of those sales are set to materialise in India’s smaller towns.

In other news, young Indians are splurging on stargazing vacations. Tune in to today’s episode as we discuss Apple’s impressive India growth and India’s fledgling astrotourism industry. 

The Signal Daily is produced in association with IVM.The episode was researched and written by Anup SemwalEdited by Venkat Ananth Produced by ManaswiniMastered and mixed by Manas and Nirvaan

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