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India Smartphone Outlook for 2013

2012 Smartphone Year in Review: The smartphones sales in India grew over 100% (year-on-year) in 2012 to reach 20 to 22 million units. For the first time, monthly sales crossed 2 million units in Q4 and smartphones breached the USD … Continue reading

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Comparison of China & India Smartphone Markets

China and India are the world’s biggest mobile markets with 1.05 billion and 934 million subscribers respectively. At the end of 2011, the smartphones installed base in both these markets was less than 100 million (over 90 million in China and … Continue reading

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Nokia’s Smartphone Revival – Hits, Misses and Current Options for the Company

Yesterday, I was reading an article on an Indian business blog where the author presented some interesting scenarios and a compelling argument for Nokia’s turnaround, based on their smartphone devices and OS strategy. He presented the fact that Nokia currently … Continue reading

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Is India Ready for Customized and Branded Mobile App Stores?

Branded mobile application stores (app stores) by both device OEMs and carriers have existed in India for a while, and continue to be launched. Nokia launched its ‘Ovi store’  in 2009 (later rebranded as ‘Nokia Store), Airtel has its ‘App Central’, … Continue reading

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Analysis of Windows Phone 7.5 Market Potential in India

Microsoft is all set to re-enter the mobile devices operating systems race with the launch of its new Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango). Although HTC Radar was the first Windows Phone 7.5 device launched in India (in October 2011), it is … Continue reading

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