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Do you think the iPhone will be a hit in India?

Created by : Rajdeep Rathod, VLSI Design Engineer, Wipro  | 08 22 2008 03:27:01 +0000
Industry : IT Products
Keywords : INDIA IPHONE Think Hit
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After a long wait, the Apple iPhone 3G was launched across India by telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Vodafone on Thursday. Despite the hype and craze surrounding it, do you think the iPhone will be a hit in India?

  
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I feel nokia is slipping behind in the all-important Internet mobile device market, where Apple is now a big threat. Nokia reported that its “converged mobile devices” (the N-series and E-series) have 41 per cent of the market, where last year it had 51 per cent. This shows that iPhone is on the verge of taking market share from its competitors.....
By Radhakrishna Marar, Business Analyst, Oracle  08 23 2008 00:18:33 +0000
 
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i don't think it will be hit in India. Yes, the way they have launched it, pople may be interested in buying it, but it does not have a long life i Indian market. We Indian wants to have best in low cost, while this one starts with 31,000/-
By Deepali Gulati, HR Manager, Gray cell technologies  08 22 2008 03:50:40 +0000
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yes that is done..
By Harsh Kumar, Graphic/Web Designer, abc solution  | 02 09 2009 04:42:55 +0000
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definitely...
By UDAY PRATAP SINGH, Asst. Director/Director, UDMITA FILMS  | 01 19 2009 04:45:02 +0000
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Good point vikas, I am sure that price will be further reduced by providers…

Vodafone slashes prices on iPhone 3G in India 


By Rajdeep Rathod, VLSI Design Engineer, Wipro  | 08 26 2008 00:42:56 +0000
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Yes, Apple has everything to make inroads into RIM’s Blackberry most important customers — large corporations — thanks to new phones and software that connects to Microsoft’s Exchange email/calendar servers. If we go by similar experiences internationally, the initial uptake of iPhone is likely to be encouraging, with sales over the next 12 months depending on customer feedback and product pricing. I estimates that each of the two operators (vodafone & Airtel) should sell around 100,000-200,000 phones in the first year.
By Vikash Jaiswal, Business Analyst, SAP  | 08 25 2008 03:01:18 +0000
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I see no reason for iPhone to fail in India. I expect to see volumes even at this pricing. Those who own a Nokia N95 or BlackBerry devices priced at Rs 20,000 could be the first movers to iPhone.
By Rajdeep Rathod, VLSI Design Engineer, Wipro  | 08 22 2008 23:48:09 +0000
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I feel iPhone has the coolest design,amazing multi-touch interface and outstanding display and music but ultimately Vodafone and Airtel have to reduce the price and bring it to international levels, if they want more buyers.
By Rajdeep Rathod, VLSI Design Engineer, Wipro  | 08 22 2008 03:27:01 +0000
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Deepali you said it "people may be interested in buying it, but it does not have a long life in Indian market"

The high price is a deterrent - considering India still does not have 3G networks and THE DATA RATES ARE DEFINITELY HIGH FOR THE POOR RESPONSE ON MOBILE NETWORKS WE GET

Apple should unbundle and sell as handset that will work on any network, so that the buyer goes in for suitable data [and talk] plans of his / her choice - ONLY THEN iPhone 3G S / even 3G can sell well in India
By Ganesh Srinivasan, CEO/MD/Director, Ganesh Srinivasan Consulting  | 10 12 2009 08:48:39 +0000
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because it is a premium product so will not be within the range of common men
By Vinayarajan KV, Head/VP/GM-Sales, EP Tech  | 01 15 2009 06:49:23 +0000
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It has not done a good business. Its not user friendly.
By Deepali Gulati, HR Manager, Gray cell technologies  | 01 14 2009 09:50:02 +0000
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The Iphone showed to the world that innovation can do wonders, but failed to do wonder itself. Though UX is great, but the features which it has, does not qualify it to be smart phone which it claims it is and even the price does not do justice (with contract or without). India is much mature market in term of mobile devices than other parts of world, and hence to be hit in India, it would require more than UX 
By Aman Saggar, Team Leader -(NonTechnical), Accenture  | 09 29 2008 04:26:30 +0000
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Iphone might not be a great choice for India. Looking at the price it seems like Iphone is targetting the upper middle class to the richer lot. The normal middle class and lower middle class form might not be interested in it. Moreover, for getting all services enabled on the phone you anyway need to pay extra which is the case here. Also, the competition for the Iphone is heating up with Google bringing in its own version of the touch phone with almost similar features and a lesser rate and so are other phone manufacturers like Nokia, Samsung etc.. Of course RIM, the makers of blackberry are coming with their version of the touch phone as well..so is the Iphone a hit? we cannot say right now but lets wait and watch..
By Naarayan R, Client Servicing/Key Account Manager, Photon Infotech Pvt Ltd  | 09 27 2008 19:39:47 +0000
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Absulutely right because features wise this is not compleate phone more than 21 drawbacks in this mobile as per the competition eye.
By MONINDER VAID, Sales/BD Manager, SALORA INTERNATIONAL LTD  | 09 17 2008 22:14:50 +0000
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Not at the price curently offerd
By Darpan Sinha, Tech Architect, Royal Bank of Scotland  | 09 04 2008 02:29:27 +0000
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Rajdeep your predictions are getting right,15% cut in iphone prices....but still 3G plays a crucial role for its success...
By Arun Sarin, Business Analyst, Oracle  | 09 02 2008 07:19:53 +0000
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Its Just Hype but it wont hit that much how they showed
By Rahul Reddy, CEO, Heymail Pvt.Ltd.  | 08 28 2008 23:25:51 +0000
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I feel it won't be a bit hit as anticipated by the companies. The reasons could be form pricing, govt policy on 3g,features.
By Mallikarjuna Gupta Bhogavalli, Sr. Product Manager, Oracle India Pvt Ltd  | 08 28 2008 20:23:50 +0000
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According to the trade response the acceptance levels are very low. With both the service providers shipping in around 80K units into the country its an uphill task for them to make this a success. The phone lacks on pricing and certain technical aspects. To have more technical feedback on the product interested readers can visit www.gsmarena.com

The trade is not very upbeat about the sales so I guess its just a passing fad and there will be price drops in the coming near future due to festival season also.


By Rohit Mittal, Senior Consultant, Indian Overseas Corporation Limited  | 08 28 2008 09:42:34 +0000
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IF you think you are ready to buy the new I-phone then think again. I suggest all you guys to wait until they fix the problems and reduce the prices a bit. So far as current stats are going. People are not buying the new i-phone as of yet.

Apple Working to Fix iPhone 3G's Hiccups|Iphone news updated

AT&T and Apple Inc developers are currently seeking solutions to solve the faults of the latest version of the iPhone 3G: dropped calls and flawed Web surfing.

The glitches of Apple’s latest smart phone stirred a lot of debate on the blogosphere over the main cause of these malfunctions. According to some sources who spoke to BusinessWeek.com, the problems are caused mainly by a set of chips inside the iPhone. Apple Inc reportedly decided to remedy the situation by introducing a software upgrader rather than recalling the handsets.

The problem with the dropped calls on Apple 3G iPhone is not only a U.S. thing. Users from Paris to Tokyo, from London to Stockholm are complaining about the connections hiccups... Read more
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By Teddy Jacob, Freelance Designer, Teddy Jacob  | 08 27 2008 02:01:46 +0000
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I feel for Indian mobile users SMS is important , unlike the US where it is possible to come across many business executives who do not  use SMS and I feel the iPhone is not crafted for heavy SMS usage with the reviews I received.
By Arun Sarin, Business Analyst, Oracle  | 08 25 2008 01:05:45 +0000
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Nope dont think so , why we pay 30000 for an normal phone , there is a lot of options like n series nokia , sony latest phones , black berry etc....
By Abhishek Tiwari, Team Lead | Web Servers | Network  | 08 22 2008 20:41:02 +0000
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