Android and QWERTY phones changing Indias Mobile phones trends

Nov 3
07:45

2011

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The first of the mobile phones to be launched in India was during the 1990’s.

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Since that period till now,Android and QWERTY phones changing Indias Mobile phones trends Articles there has been a tremendous amount of growth in the technology of the cellular devices and even the demand of the little techno gadget which now today is a necessity. At the time of the introduction of the mobile phones, the device prices were sky high and with a limited number of features. Flipside, today there are a various types of mobile phones available in the market varying in prices, features and design. Mobile phones were essentially designed and introduced to cater the need and ease of communication.

When people today count on the necessities of life they do not forget to include a mobile phone. However it should be kept in mind that a mobile phone is not a necessity but a luxury of life. Mobile phones introduced today are changing the esthetics of the industry; making mobile phones an entertainment device with the functionality of easy communication. In present world of mobile phones, many features like text messaging, MMS, E-Mail, Internet access, short range wireless communication which involves Infrared or Bluetooth, business applications, gaming and photography are stacked in one device.  Mobile Phones the offer all the above mentioned features are called smartphones. Since the introduction of smartphones, people have forgotten that a mobile phone is communication channel or the source to stay in touch with one another.

Since smartphones have taken over the market, everybody wants to buy an updated phone. This simply indicates the rise in demand of the feature rich phones, but the problem is smartphones are priced high and thus makes it unaffordable for common people to buy them. With the introduction of Android Smartphones in India trends of mobile industry has changed. For the past few months, every month we hear that there is a fall in company Mobile sales in India. Everyone knows the reason, certain companies doesn’t have Android. Android has emerged as the next big thing in India, Earlier when it was launched, It was assumed that it is only for high-end smartphones and would not be affordable. However today we have numerous cheap mobile phones on android platform flooding the market, and Android Smartphones in India have been the best performing, it has increased the availability of cheap mobile phone not compromising on the features.

The year 2010 was all about the growth of Android. In 2011, analysts expect the Android OS to ‘explode’. In less than a year, Android handsets have grabbed a considerable share in the mobile market and they are still setting the sales chart on fire with the cheap mobile phones with full fledged features.

 

In India, where Symbian OS rules, Android has managed to grab a decent market share. Now, more and more people in India are realizing that the Android OS is the future of mobile phones and are buying an Android based phone for themselves. However, the Indian market is flooded with cheap mobile phones with Android handsets which totally enhance the Android experience to people looking for economic and feature rich mobile phones.