It is working on offering this feature in more Indian languages, he said.Itel, the leading feature phone brand in Africa, is already No. We’re ensuring that right from basic phones with loudspeaker functionality to multimedia feature phones that a full offering is available,” he said.According to Samsung, apps that get downloaded maximum on feature phones include Facebook Lite, Samsung Apps, GP Racing, Mortal Kombat and 11 other Javabased games.Perhaps the first company that developed an app for feature phone is Truecaller. The app, which can be used on phones that don’t use Internet, informs users of a caller’s identity via text message before the call lands. The app also enables video calling and payment service through the mobile number.India’s feature phone market has surprised analysts and the industry by holdings its own despite several predictions of its eventual oblivion. About 137.5 million feature phones are expected to be shipped into India in 2017, making up 53% of the overall market, up from 136.1 million that were shipped in 2016, as per IDC data.

Source: Economic Times April 21, 2017 18:33 UTC