Android phones to own 80% of Africa/ India/China market by 2015

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ – Cheap Android-based smartphones (under $150) are poised to take the “ world by storm” and take 80% of the market in Africa, India, and China by 2015 says research from NPD In-Stat . In India for example, the leading telco Idea Cellular is already offering two lost-cost Android smartphones bundled with 3G data packs, in the under $150 price range. (RIM, with a leadership position still in India and some places in Asia with BlackBerry, may not enjoy reading this report. The sheer cost of an iPhone limits its penetration in these regions.) In-start reports that in...