MWC 2017 · BarcelonaMar 31, 2017Tech & Innovation3:28
Maryam Behmard on India's Mobile Revolution
1.3 billion consumers, 726 million handsets, and Chinese brands taking almost half the smartphone market in a single quarter.
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In this segment
- Mobiles in India rise from 712 million in 2015 to 726 million in 2016.
- Feature phones still account for 60% of the total, while smartphone use climbs almost 12% year on year.
- Chinese market share in smartphones touches almost 50% in the fourth quarter of 2016 as shipments double.
- Motorola's Aymar de Lencquesaing on a 35% share of an online market worth over a third of India's total.
- Huawei CEO Richard Yu concedes the company is not yet leading in India's mass-market tier.