Arch rival Samsung is hailed as the volume leader in the Indian cellular market with a market share of 30% as of February of this year compared to 2% for Apple according to market research firm Counterpoint.

Another research firm, GfK, says that Samsung Galaxy J2, J5 and J7 account for nearly 20% of the Indian market by value.

In addition, Samsung has recently introduced a new feature in its phone like the “S bike” mode that allows callers to get a notification that the owner of the phone cannot answer since he is riding his motorcycle. (Seriously?)

Indeed, if one goes to flipkart.com and looks for the cheapest Android based Samsung phone, you can find one for about $81 or INR 5,390 which is the Samsung Galaxy Star Pro and the most expensive Samsung available on the site is the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 for about $960 or INR 63,000.

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