I still remember 5 years back when I got my first smartphone, my father used to criticize the usage of touchscreen phones. And now is the day when my father uses not one but two high end smartphones. People of India have come a long way in changing their perception of smartphones, and have readily realized the ways with which they make our life easier. Just to put the facts right, the shipment of smartphones in India touched the figure of 23 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014 itself.
Though the consumers in India have welcomed the futuristic smartphones, the major part has been played by the smartphone producers who have adapted their technologies in accordance with the purchasing capability of consumers. Budget phones have started to roll in abundance, as more & more consumers try their hands on these futuristic phones. No soon did Samsung start releasing affordable phones, new companies like Micromax, Gionee, Lenovo & Xiaomi joined the market. This has allowed the new consumers to get acquainted with social media & access something which was till now alienated to them, Internet.
With the evolution of 3G & 4G, the internet has taken over the charge. While Indian consumers have just started to connect well with 3G, we already have 4G in the town. 3G which provided the speed of 3.1 Mbps now has a successor with an internet speed of upto 12 Mbps which makes it almost 4 times faster than 3G. Most of the smartphones rolling out today support 4G LTE. With the help of 4G, accessing the internet becomes much faster. Airtel being the first network provider to launch 4G in India has struck the chord at right time. Vodafone being 2nd is going to launch its 4G services from December, 2015 in major cities.The surprising fact being that even the budget smartphones are equipped with this 4G LTE support. Moreover, smartphones companies have also tied up with network providers to attract consumers by offering lucrative deals. You can find all the latest smartphones released in the market on Flipkart.
Indian consumers have undoubtedly accustomed themselves with the drastic changes taking place in such a short span of time regarding the evolution of new technologies & futuristic phone, This has been evident from the fact that there has been a 20% increase in the sale of smartphones in the 1st quarter of 2015. Getting a new smartphone has become easier after online shopping sites like Flipkart has started their services. In fact, in case of Xiaomi, the smartphones are exclusively launched on the website itself, hence paving the way for an easy access of purchase. Availability of 4G smartphones on websites like Flipkart has played a crucial role in promoting the new technology to the end users, so they’ve come up with “Future Ready on Flipkart”.
Today, because of online portals like Flipkart & there Initiative like “Future Ready on Flipkart”, it has become much easier for an Indian consumer to know about & purchase the latest smartphones being launched in the market without any hassle. And for these reason, the growth & acceptance of new technology is expected only to increase.
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