Indian Smartphone Users More Active Than U.S. Counterparts

 When compared to the female users, male access more internet as the ratio varies between men- 59 percentage and female 48 percent. Another surprising result of the survey shows that 97 percent of smart phone owners make heavy use of their smart phones when they are at home.  80 percent of men and 71 percent of women use their smart phones during their work time. Another interesting finding of survey says that 40 percent of Indians feel insecure to make purchases online using their smart phone and instead they prefer PC or laptop for the same.

Lalitesh Katragadda, country head-India, products for Google commented “The survey reiterates our belief in 'mobile first’. We believe that the Internet like telephony did, is making the leap from wired internet to mobile, and hundreds of millions of Indians will go online on their mobile devices,”as reported by The Mobile Indian website

He also added “At Google, we are building a powerful, simple, personable mobile ecosystem that helps every user be connected as they want and when they want to."

The survey reveals the nature of Indian smart phone users, where the total number of smart phone users is below 50 percent in number than the U.S. counterparts. However the available smart phone users in India are better and active than the Americans.  The survey is also an indication to the much wider and effective mobile internet revolution that can happen in the near future.