[Exclusive] HTC One M8 Is What Indians Want To Buy This Summer And 52% Smartphone Users Are On An Android Mobile

Nimbuzz ran a special survey (Pulse of the Nation) amongst 17,376 users of theirs for Business Insider India, which gave us a glimpse of how the mobile phone market is doing in India. While most results were close to what we had expected, some really astonished us.

Android still is the most used OS and 52% of smartphone consumers use it. 15% of Indian mobile users are on BlackBerry and 13% are on iOS. Only 4% people use Windows Mobile. When asked about which android phone are you going to buy this summer? 33% said they will pick up the HTC One M8, 31% want to own the Samsung Galaxy S5 and 19% said they want to grab the Sony Xperia Z2.

What astonished us is that people want Wi-Fi capabilities in their phones than anything else. 42% said Wi-Fi is the most important feature for them in a mobile, 36% want better camera quality and only for 14% people said the screen size mattered. We also asked the users if they prefer clicking pictures with the mobile or capture them with a digital camera? 64% people click with a smart phone while the rest prefer the good old digital camera. Over that, 78% of the quizzed public believes that producing phones within Indian will make them cheaper. Rest believe it would not.

Some interesting facts were revealed in this survey that do state that the features like screen size and speaker quality, which once stood as priority for the mobile users, has now taken a backseat. Also, Google’s Android is the most used OS out there and will continue to dominate the market.