Smartphone Growth

Whatsapp becomes even more easier Whatsapp has been up in news for a variety of reasons lately. The most recent one being how Whatsapp and Telegram aren’t as safe as they guarantee to be and the Quick Edit feature, Whatsapp is known to…

The mobile phone landscape in India is on steep rise, even after about a decade of incessant growth, and from the looks of it, it does not look like it will slow down anytime soon. Just to give you an idea of the growth, around 95 phone…

Unlike most of the developed countries, India has skipped the Desktop generation and have directly moved to mobile/smartphone generation. And, this clearly evident based on the number of mobiles that have been sold in last decade. And…

Emarketer, a leading research and analysis firm, has revealed that the world will have 2 billion smartphone users by 2016. India will be a leading catalyst in this tremendous technological push, as it will overtake USA to become world’s…

If you are a resident of India who doesn't happen to live under a rock, you must have heard of "Xiaomi" by now. Haven't yet? You will, soon. The Chinese company, just over 3 years old, has officially entered the Indian market. The…

In the year 2013, total of 4.4 crore or 44 million smartphones were shipped inside India; which was 16.2 million in 2012. In the first quarter of 2014 (January-March), 17.4 million smartphones have already been shipped, which is 186% more…

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi is coming to India. Xiaomi had already announced plans to enter several key Asian markets last year. That isn't all; the US Smartphone market is also on the Xiaomi's radar. However, while analysts were expecting…

In India nearly 750 million people use mobile handsets. It is the only device that has reached masses in such large numbers. Even as number of mobile devices have risen over past decade, one aspect has not got as much importance as it…

The ever burgeoning sales of smart phones powered by Android; iOS and Windows operating systems is enabling a boom in mobile applications in India. And as per a recent report, it has been revealed by 2016, mobile apps will trigger a market…

A quick snapshot of the year that went by tells us that smartphone sales in India grew approximately 105% (year-on-year) in 2013 to reach 41 to 43 million units i.e. 4.1 to 4.3 crores. Also, for the first time in Q4 i.e. Jan-Mar, monthly…