NEW DELHI: India is an Android country. According to IDC, Google's mobile operating system (OS) has a 91% share in the country's smartphone market, giving it an overwhelming lead over its competitors. The second most used mobile OS in smartphones in the country is Windows Phone, which has a market share of 5.4%. The figures from IDC, which tracks units of phones shipped in a market, are for the second quarter of this year.
Apple's iOS, which powers iPhones, has a market share of just 2.3%. It was expected that Apple, which has a very low market share outside the US, would release a low-cost iPhone to take on cheap Android and Windows Phone devices. However, iPhone 5C, which was rumoured to be the cheap iPhone, turned out to be a premium phone with a price of around $549 for the entry-level model. The device is expected to cost around Rs 40,000 in India.
In the absence of any other viable low-cost smartphone OS, Android has seen its popularity surge. In 2010, Symbian had over 40% share in India's smartphone market.
Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...drowns-rival-OSs-out/articleshow/22914327.cms
Apple's iOS, which powers iPhones, has a market share of just 2.3%. It was expected that Apple, which has a very low market share outside the US, would release a low-cost iPhone to take on cheap Android and Windows Phone devices. However, iPhone 5C, which was rumoured to be the cheap iPhone, turned out to be a premium phone with a price of around $549 for the entry-level model. The device is expected to cost around Rs 40,000 in India.
In the absence of any other viable low-cost smartphone OS, Android has seen its popularity surge. In 2010, Symbian had over 40% share in India's smartphone market.
Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...drowns-rival-OSs-out/articleshow/22914327.cms
