INDIA: Migration to Android phones continues to soar in India, according to the latest State of the Android Mobile Web report for India by Opera Software.
The number of Android users across the entire country has increased dramatically, and more and more users are now taking advantage of e-commerce and video portals, the report further reveals.
India is home to the the largest population of Opera Mini users in the world. The Opera Mini user base in India increased by 25 per cent over the past year, while its smartphone user base surged by 120 per cent, shares the company. Leading the pack is the Android smartphones user base, which increased by an impressive 160 per cent, it added.
The report, based on statistics gathered from millions of users of the Opera Mini mobile web browser, offers a snapshot of the browsing behavior among Android users in India.
“Opera Mini’s basic phone users are upgrading to Android smartphones at a pace we haven’t experienced before,” says Sunil Kamath, Vice President for South Asia at Opera Software.
“It is likely that this growth is fueled by aggressively priced smartphones by Indian OEMs. Currently, we have partnerships with 16 Indian OEMs who have preinstalled Opera Mini on over 350 models of Android devices. Opera Mini’s unique data compression technology, which lets users browse faster, make it a great fit for Indian handsets.”