IDC

Lenovo-Motorola combine sold around 10 million units last fiscal, accounting for nearly 10 per cent share in total smartphone sales of 103 million units.

Smartphones sold into eTailer channels grew 65 per cent in 2015 and are expected to account for roughly 12 per cent of smartphone shipments in 2016

The Indian smartphone market observed exceptional growth owing to festive demand and recorded a new high in smartphone shipments in Q3 2014. According to an IDC report, the India smartphone market outshone other emerging markets in the Asia/Pacific region

The smartphone market in India has maintained its growth impetus with smartphone shipments achieving year-on-year growth of 84% in Q2 2014 and a quarter-over-quarter growth of 11%.

Google has announced it will introduce a sub-USD 100 (about Rs 6,000) smartphone, starting with India, by October this year.

Mobile services market in India is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 5.2 per cent to reach USD 37 billion by 2017.