India now world's third largest smartphone market

According to Strategy Analytics, India has surpassed Japan to become the world's third largest smartphone market, behind China and the U.S.

The news is not too surprising given that India has a population of 1.3 billion, but it is notable as Japan has long held the spot.

Apple, Samsung and Indian Android OEM Micromax have been driving higher sales thanks to improved distribution, says the analytics firm.

While the average global growth for smartphone shipments is around 40 percent year-over-year, India is at 163 percent. India's market is growing much quicker than China at 86 percent, Japan at 24 percent and the U.S. at 19 percent.

Although Apple is seeing strong growth in the nation thanks to its price cuts and financing programs, Micromax and other cheap domestic Android OEMs are seeing exponential growth figures, ranging from 200 to 500 percent.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 26 Jun 2013 18:31

mukhis

the general customers in india simply don't understand the quality difference between a standard brand and a brand that offers cheapo. micromax/karbonn does not come even close to apple, samsung, sony, HTC in terms of reliability, performance (no matter what specs they offer), and above all, customer service. i own a karbonn tablet, and i know how horrendous the product is, and how pathetic the service is. despite my valid warranty, they won't fix the problems, and it is a paperweight now. i am so mad that i am running a community to warn people about karbonn:
https://www.facebook.com/KarbonnSux

27.6.2013 03:09 #1

pmshah

Originally posted by mukhis: the general customers in india simply don't understand the quality difference between a standard brand and a brand that offers cheapo. micromax/karbonn does not come even close to apple, samsung, sony, HTC in terms of reliability, performance (no matter what specs they offer), and above all, customer service. i own a karbonn tablet, and i know how horrendous the product is, and how pathetic the service is. despite my valid warranty, they won't fix the problems, and it is a paperweight now. i am so mad that i am running a community to warn people about karbonn:
https://www.facebook.com/KarbonnSux I am in complete agreement. A couple of months back I preferred Samsung Salaxy Grand i9082 at Rs. 17,000/= over a much higher spec and latest Micromax available at Rs.15,500/-

There is not a single actual Indian manufacturer of smartphones in India. For that matter there are simply none in India. These so called independent distributors are simply rebranding a low cost Chinese product. Of these there are dime a dozen in China!

1.7.2013 04:03 #2

xboxdvl2

considering india has 2nd highest population its honestly no surprise they buy and own a lot of smartphones.

i have the big screen tv,a ps3 and 5.1 channel surround sound.car still runs smooth and computer still works but its a bit outdated.

1.7.2013 08:00 #3

A5J4DX

why am I not surprised...

5.7.2013 12:42 #4

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