Over the past eight years, the gap between the average price of iPhones and that of Android phones has more than doubled, according research from KPCB/Morgan Stanley. Back in 2008 the average price of iPhones was $621, while with Android phones this was $403--a $218 delta. Today, this difference has ballooned to $443--the average price of Android phones has shrunk to $208 while that of iPhones has slightly risen. You will find more statistics at StatistaThe inflection point appears at the 2011 time frame at which time a host of both Indian and Chinese companies entered the market with budget Android smartphones. Micromax launched their debut Android device back in 2011, Oppo and Vivo launched their phones in 2012 while Xiaomi released their first Android phones in Feb-March 2014.

Source: dna September 23, 2016 07:09 UTC