Market research firm Strategy Analytics said in a report in 2013 first quarter smartphone sales in India surpass Japan to become the world's third largest smart phone market, after China and the United States.
Thanks to the development of sales channels, Apple, Samsung and other overseas manufacturers smartphone sales in India are listed in India, according to Strategy Analytics data show that in 2013 the first quarter of India's smartphone sales growth rate of the global average growth rate four times, an increase of up to 163 percent, China, the USA, Japan, the market growth rate of 86%, 19% and 24%.
Strategy Analytics believes India overtook Japan to become the world's third largest smartphone market is not cold people unexpectedly, a large number of India's population, the demand for consumer electronic devices rose rapidly; Japan, Europe and other mobile phone market is saturated, Apple, Samsung and other mobile phone manufacturers have increased the concern of India and other emerging markets.
While overseas manufacturers is to promote the development of the smart phone market in India an important driving force, but the development of local manufacturers in India can not be ignored, Micromax, Karbonn and Spice three production Android phone shipments growth rate of Indian mobile phone manufacturers are in the 200-500% between, Android system in the Indian market, accounting for up to 89%.
