Top 12 Mobile Handset manufacturers of the world. Micromax enters

 

Global mobile phone shipments for the second quarter of 2011 have reached 361 million, of which 110 million are smartphones. While the feature phone is slowly becoming a dying breed, it is what is keeping Nokia on top of the heap. Nokia has shipped 88.5 million phones in Q2 2011 followed by Samsung’s 74 M phones. The gap between Nokia and Samsung is narrowing done. However the gap between Samsung and LG is very wide. LG has shipped 24.8 million phones. Apple which sells just smartphones (iPhones) has occupied the fourth position with 20.3 million phones.

Apple rules the smartphones

Apple is now the top smartphone vendor followed by Samsung and Nokia. The top 10 positions are occupied by the usual suspects with few manufacturers swapping places. The action or rather upsets are happening outside the top 10 positions. These are the manufacturers which the analytic firms called microvendors. Now these microvendors are threatening the handset makers in the top 10 positions.

Top top global mobile handset manufacturers in Q2 2011 :

1. Nokia (88.5 M)
2. Samsung (74M)
3. LG (24.8)
4. Apple (20.3M)
5. ZTE ( 18 M)
6. RIM
7. HTC (12.1M) 
8. Motorola (11 M)
9. Huawei (9 M) :
10. Sony Ericsson (8 M)
11. Alacatel
12. Micromax (4 M)

Micromax enters the big league

Micromax, which is considered as a microvendor, has shipped 4M phones in Q2 2011 and has occupied 12th position. Micromax has surpassed Lenovo (2.8M), Sharp and NEC in the mobile handset shipments. Micromax’s nearest competitor is Sony Ericsson which shipped 8M phones. 

Micromax entering the big league and eyeing a spot in the top 10 is a remarkable achievement. Micromax is a India based company which started its operations by selling mobile phones in India. Micromax has entered a very crowded market segment and offered variations in its product category by carefully studying the market. The limelight which Micromax now enjoys can be attributed to innovative products, dual SIM phones, and attractive advertising campaigns

Micromax isn’t content with local play. It is continuing to expand across the world and is following the Think global, act local strategy. For example, given the large coastline of Sri Lanka, Micromax has exclusively targeted fishermen in the island nation and came up with a water proof phone. I’m sure Micromax will have similar strategies in Brazil, Africa and the Middle East.

Micromax which predominantly sells feature phones is making slow progression to smartphones. It has launched 3 Android phones  which now make up 15% of Micromax’s sales. Last week, there was a leak about a possible high-end Android phone from Micromax. Though it is a re-branded phone, Micromax A85 comes with a dual-core nVIDIA processor and competes with the likes of Samsung Galaxy S2 and HTC Sensation.

Like I have argued here, Micromax still has to battle with the perception of it being perceived as a value-for-money phone maker. It has to start at sometime. Micromax felt the time is now and why not.

How long before Micromax actually enters the top 10 list?

Note : Alcatel is speculated to be in position 11. The number of phones shipped by Alcatel in Q2 2011 isn’t readily available. The post will be updated with RIM and Alcatel numbers. The data is originated from Strategy Analytics, but it is not in a one single list. The data is gathered through various press releases across the web

Micromax A85 Android phone : First look

 

 

Src: A 2 week old article from Gadgetfan.

Gaurav Jain, Tech2Date.com

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Across the world, Android smartphones have challenged Symbian powered smartphones in last one year.

Symbian was earlier undisputed leader in the global mobile market in high-end smartphones.

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Choosing the best Android phone is becoming tough gradually. Well, no need to worry. Here we have compiled a list of Ten best Android phones.

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It is a Taiwan made smartphone boasting exquisite features. It is also one of the most potent phones on Android. HTC EVO 4G is the first device that supports 4G connectivity. 4G connectivity is still to hit in many countries, but the handset is doing well as a whole in terms of sales.

HTC EVO 4G has 4.3 inches TFT display screen and is equipped with 8 MP of camera to give it a significant edge if compared to other Android phones of same range. It was the top Android phone in 2010.

Image: HTC EVO 4G

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The success story of Android market got a boost with the launch of Samsung I9000 Galaxy S. Mounted with 4 inches super AMOLED screen, the phone offers best readability in sunlight.

Super AMOLED screen has worked as the main USP of the device and it matches to iPhone4′s Retina display quality. The phone has 1GHz RAM Cortex A8 1GHz processor that speeds the phone's operations. As of now, Samsung I9000 Galaxy S is one of the best proven Android phones in the market so far.

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Very recently Micromax has rolled out high-end handsets. MicroMax Andro A60 is its first Android phone and also it is the cheapest of all the Android phones in the market.

Image: MicroMax Andro A60

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Micromax A70 Android phone prices revealed

 

The Android army from Indian companies is getting bigger and bigger. And as expected the entry level phones are the ones that are storming the market. Micromax’s much awaited successor to the A60 is here and the prices have finally been revealed. Here’s a look at the specifications and features that make this phone a cool buy if you are looking for a low price Android phone.

3.2 inch TFT capacitive touch screen
600MHz processor
WiFi b/g, GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Bluetooth 2.1
Accelerometer, GPS
5MP rear facing camera 0.3MP front facing camera
Ships with Android 2.2 Froyo ( no word on future update)
1450mAH battery with upto 4hrs talktime and 7 days standby time.
Price approx 8k

Looking at the specs one can say that the specifications are pretty decent for the price that the phone is being offered. The biggest selling point of this phone is that it is one of the first smartphones to have a price tag below 10k and offering a front facing camera. 

This phone will be competing with the likes of Samsung Galaxy Pop, Dell XCD35, LG Optimus One, HTC Wildfire, Sony’s Xperia X10, Xperia Mini, the recently launched Spice MI-310 and many more offerings in the same price range.

So now that the price wars have really begun the only question that remains is whether you are ready to look away from international brands and consider a smartphone manufactured by an Indian company.

 

 

 

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