IDC has released data from its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, which suggests that India recorded 31 million smartphone shipments in Q1, marking a sharp decline of 4.1 percent from the same period last year. The reason behind the falling shipments is said to be the subdued consumer sentiment because of the post-festive slowdown, along with increasing prices of smartphones and a cautious spending sentiment. While the total number of smartphone shipments in India declined, the total value of handsets grew by 5.8 percent in Q1, IDC highlighted.