NEW DELHI: If 2017 was about dual cameras and longer battery life, the year 2018 is expected to churn out smartphones with larger screens packed with features like facial recognition and augmented/virtual reality. Put simply, the phones are slated to become grander, lighter and smarter in 2018 with features so advanced that they would seem straight out of a sci-fi flick. Of the 298 million phones expected to be sold in 2018, 143 million are likely to be feature phones. He added that the sub-Rs 5,000 category would account for about 23 per cent share of the market, Rs 8,000-20,000 segment 43 per cent and the premium category (above Rs 30,000) 3 per cent share in 2018. Mobile phones and tablets will be consumption devices.

Source: Economic Times December 30, 2017 08:10 UTC