Survey claims Nokia still a hot brand among Indian customers

Even as Nokia is facing tough competition, it is still the most trusted and popular brand among Indian customers as it topped 'The Handset Hotlist' for July 2011, according to a survey. As many as 12 handsets of Nokia made it to the list of 25 most exciting mobile phones, that were searched and viewed the most by consumers online, the survey by 'The Mobile Indian' website said.

Samsung was second with six of its models, including one CDMA phone, making it to the list. While Micromax and Sony Ericsson stood at the third position with two of their models figuring in the list, a model each from Dell, HTC and iPhone completed the list of 25 most exciting handsets, the survey added.

Nokia C5-03, priced at Rs. 8,600, was the most searched for and viewed handset, followed by Nokia C6 (Rs. 12,200) at the second spot, the survey revealed. It was followed by another stablemate Nokia X7 priced at Rs. 18,000. Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 priced at Rs. 14,700 was at number four, followed by Nokia X3-02 (Rs. 7,500).

Interestingly, the list is dominated by international brands and barring Micromax none of the popular Indian brands features in the top 25. Apart from Nokia and Samsung, the only other brand to feature in the top 10 is Micromax whose models A70 and X560 figure at eighth position and tenth positions respectively. Interestingly, consumer interest is not dictated by price, though Nokia Oro and iPhone priced at Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 34,000 respectively, they rub shoulders with Nokia X2-01 which costs a mere Rs. 3,500, As many as 17 of the handsets are priced below Rs. 10,000, the survey claimed.