Jio Mobile Phone Imports in India - Jul-Aug 2017 Market Report

10 October 2017

From the past few years, telecom industry in India has been growing so rapidly that Indian companies are seeking mergers and acquisitions to beat the tough competition. Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited or Jio is one such example. With unlimited data usage and free calling plans, there is a steady rise in the popularity of Jio phone in India. According to media reports, the company may have trained its guns on large telecommunication businesses with its unlimited usage offers, but it turns out that small telecom companies have been hurt much more. Since Jio’s launch its services commercially on 5^th September 2016, Aircel Ltd, Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) and Tata Teleservices Ltd all have lost market share. Let’s have a look on a report on India import of Jio mobile phones (Jul-Aug 2017) with Jio phone import statistics of India.

As per media reports, in which data from TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) is published, Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Jio Infocomm has grabbed 9.29% subscriber market share as on 31^st March 2017. The company’s market share was 8.83% in February. And the telecom operator has added 58.39% lakh subscribers in March.

Now very latest report on Jio smartphone of July and August 2017, which is prepared by Export Genius, shows that Reliance Jio mobile phones were imported at value of USD 6778823 in India in this period. From July’s USD 3294830, the total value of Jio phones rose to USD 3483994 in August month. Total 272120 pieces of Reliance Jio 4G handsets were imported in both the months.

LF-2403 is a Popular Model of Jio Mobile Phone in India   

Since introduction of Jio mobile data plans last year, the company brings Reliance Jio phone with two models namely LF-2403 and LF-2401 in this year. The model LF-2403 was imported the most in India in July and August months with 55.88% share in value. It was followed by LF-2401 with share in value of 44.12%. Total 272120 pieces of Reliance Jio handsets were imported in India during these two months. For quick analysis, see the chart and table right below.

CBU vs. CKD

In India, Jio mobile phones of CBU type were imported the highest as compared with CKD type in July and August 2017. Its value in USD stood at 6778823 during this period. The total value of Jio phone import from China was registered the maximum in these two months. Most shipments of Jio phones were arrived at Sahar Air Cargo (INBOM4) during this period. Here are Jio phone specifications of CBU type:

   ·         Brand: Jio

   ·         Model Name: LF-2403 and LF-2401

   ·         Screen Size: 2.4 INCH

   ·         GSM/CDMA: GSM

   ·         SIM Card: Dual

   ·         Technology: 4G

   ·         Battery: 2000 MAH

   ·         RAM: 512 MB

   ·         ROM: 4 GB

   ·         Chipset: Spreadtrum

   ·         Processor: Dual Core

   ·         CPU: 1.2 GHZ

   ·         Back Camera: 2 MP

   ·         Front Camera: 0.3 MP

   ·         Device Type: Feature Phone

The total value of CKD type Jio mobile phones recorded USD 225533 between July and August 2017. The total value of Jio phone imported from China (CKD type) registered maximum in this period. The country received maximum shipments of Jio phones at Chennai Air (INMAA4).

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