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Android phones to capture 80 percent of Indian market by 2015

The news that Android phones are the dominant force in the phone market today comes as no surprise, and this is only going to get better,

February 21, 2012 / 11:10 IST

The news that Android phones are the dominant force in the phone market today comes as no surprise, and this is only going to get better, as Android smartphones are going to dominate the phone market in India, China and Africa, says In-Stat, a market research company. It’s a different situation in the U.S. as those service providers who didn’t tie up with Apple for their iPhone, chose Android as the alternative. The success of Android in the American market is by the high-end, expensive smartphones. The low-end, more affordable devices are more popular in emerging economies, such as ours. In-Stat claims that by 2015, Android will take up close to 80 percent of the phone market in these countries. 

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first published: Feb 21, 2012 11:01 am

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