Summery: The number of smartphone owners is increasing in China. People are buying low-end Andriod phones because they don't have Google services on them. Gartner has for the first time lifted the lid on the gigantic growth in sales of Android phones which don't run Google services in China - so-called "AOSP" (Android Open Source Platform) handsets, which use local app stores and do not count towards "activations" measured by Google, nor hook into Google services. Sales in China are nearly doubling, increasing to 84.1m in the third quarter of 2013. From 42.3m sales increased to 84.1m. China have priced the smartphones from $150 to $300. They connect to dozens of app stores, or are sold through companies such as Xiaomi or Tencent. China is the world's largest smartphone consumer, with sales there reaching roughly 85m in the third quarter, and 1.1 billion people having mobile phones. Chinese consumers are also eager purchases of phones, with a Umeng Analytics study recently finding that 90% replaced their phone at least once every 15 months.
Key statistics: * Chinese market made an smartphones with outwith Google services with it.
* From 42.3m sales increased to 84.1m.
* Price range $150 to $300
My view: I personally think that this phone is a very big success because of the facts which are shown to us. The main reason why it is free is because it is a smartphone and it is cheap. Smartphones are not really cheap and most people get them because they are not cheap, but as this one is very cheap loads of people would buy it. Statistics show that 84.1m smartphones were sold when Chine launched this Android without Google Services on it.
It know has a wide range of competitors and as people are liking the product, to stay at the top of the market, they are now going to have to introduce other products which fulfill their customers needs.
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