He sold it last week for 6,000 rupees (RM340.24), almost all of which he spent on the device. Neither he nor his wife have ever been online, and so far only their children have been making use of it. India's smartphone market has grown in the last two or three years mainly due to replacement purchases, said Navkendar Singh, research director with International Data Corporation. Our parents bought it for our studies, but I understand their trouble," said Suresh as his mother cooked rice. The family's three children had been using their father's phone for classes, but calls often interrupted their lessons, prompting the costly purchase.

Source: The Star July 28, 2020 15:11 UTC