India Tablet and Smart Phone market In Q4 2014.
Overall, the markets are animated by an encouraging curve. Then Connectikpeople.co
can observe that:
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Consumers are driving the wave
of adoption of low cost tablets as a preferred mobility solution,
·
the share of PC OEMs in the
market has grown by more than double year-on-year,
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7 inch tablets placed in less
than $150 price band populate the market ,
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Android still leads the trend,
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The market is rapidly moving
towards 3G connected tablets.
Top 3 Vendors include: iBall, Samsung and DATAWIND.
When it comes to Smart Phone Market, the overall mobile phone market generated
about 64.3 million units in Q4 2014 ;( drop of 11% over Q3 2014 and an annual
drop of 5%).
Feature Phone to Smart Phone migration trend is clearly visible; 4G
handsets are still in single digit.
Shipment contribution from vendors like Asus, Microsoft and HTC has witnessed traction in the
recent past.
“In the current market scenario there is a drive in demand for products pitched with high specification at low price points, says Karan Thakkar, Senior Market Analyst, IDC India.
Samsung, Micromax, Intex, Lava, and
Xiaomi respectively dominate the market.