In the past nine years, 33 Indian mobile handset companies have come up, 22 of which makes smartphones. So Hyve Mobiles, a brainchild of former Apple executive Sharad Mehrotra, launched a waterproof mobile phone for ₹15,000, to compete with Sony’s range of waterproof phones starting at ₹39,000. The phone also has a unique anti-theft feature, which identifies location and the mobile number, even if the SIM changes. Eventually, Srinivas wants to sell its operating system (OS) to other phone brands. Throw in the Make in India campaign, the tax benefits offered by the government, the newbies’ zeal can turn India into a mobile manufacturing powerhouse.

Source: Hindustan Times August 22, 2016 02:37 UTC