BENGALURU—Apple’s iPhone sales are set to dip by around a quarter in India’s holiday season fourth quarter, putting them on course for the first full-year fall in four years, industry research firm Counterpoint said on Nov. 3.
The Cupertino, Calif., company’s struggle to break through with India’s 1.3 billion consumers swung more sharply into focus last week after Apple blamed a disappointing set of sales forecasts on a handful of big emerging markets.