Nokia beats Samsung and Sony as a most trusted brand... in India
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In India, however, users seem to be in love with Nokia's latest devices, as a recent report has put the company right at the top as the most-trusted brand, surpassing competitors such as Sony and even Samsung. This is very good news for Nokia, as retaining a strong position in developing markets is of extreme importance for the manufacturer right now.
Earlier this week we reported that Nokia has become profitable again in Q4, after a long, long period of being in the red. It's still unclear if the manufacturer will be able to keep this up now that the holiday season has ended, though. We'll know in about three months.
via: WPCentral
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85 Comments
1. lee480 posted on 30 Jan 2013, 08:46 10 46
Most trustworthy? But Samsung and Sony are tops there. Who cares.
35. SamsungFan posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:58 6 29
Last year samsung was the most trusted brand in India soon it'll be back in the position
50. AppleHateBoy posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:42 7 8
You are the only one saying the truth and everyone thumbed you down!
I know because I am an Indian and I have the subscription of a magazine called Digit (http://www.thinkdigit.com/ ). They were the ones who conducted the test. Nokia was second and Samsung was first.
79. SamsungFan posted on 31 Jan 2013, 20:43 0 1
What shall I do. Its always what happens when someone says the truth. ..
63. cripton805 posted on 30 Jan 2013, 12:34 0 5
Ya dont say? I wonder what phones they are using now.
I wonder if its those old 90s Nokias with an antenna or the generation like the N-Gage.
17. dan86 posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:16 20 0
A simple answer to that is people in countries like India value money. They want use of the single penny they spend. I guess these company don't disappoint them in so.
39. MONUQ posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:06 5 2
but we wouldn't necessarily put it right there next to the very best manufacturers of the modern history of smartphones. Not yet, at least.
Seriously man u have to grow up... little Kid....
43. PhansMuneeb posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:17 12 2
Everybody here in India know about Samsung's bad Quality, whereas Sony's quality is good. but when it comes to Build Quality Nokia is Unbeatable.
And yes i'm a Nokia Fanboy but i currently have a Samsung Galaxy S Advance and it is the best in it's Price Range and one of the best Smartphones ever purchased by me (performance only,not quality wise).
47. Nathan_ingx posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:29 4 1
"But Samsung and Sony are tops 'there'..." There? There?
You're not from India so how will you know??
You might know Indians love Nokia but you will never know who's on top unless you analyse it yourself or read it somewhere. Unless you're not sure, don't talk like what you know is the fact.
60. apexKBC posted on 30 Jan 2013, 11:59 4 7
Trustworthy doesnt mean dat Nokia has more better phones than any other.
BULLs**t.................................................
Its just that people in India love nokia blindly.
AND if India loves Nokia soo much, y rnt the sales of windows and symbain increasing .....................
It Is FFFFAAACCTTT.
2. wendygarett (limited) 2 days ago posted on 30 Jan 2013, 08:46 44 9
Simply because Indian are smart, and not easily brainwashed by marketing gimmick :)
7. wendygarett (limited) 2 days ago posted on 30 Jan 2013, 08:56 25 3
Before the bash, here's why I said so...
as much as I manage to persuade people to use iPhone, I just can't deal with this ethnic... 8 of my Indian friends, none of them want to listen my persuasion...
one of my neighbor, Indian as well, who owns a galaxy s3, has a several issue on it and decided to send to the service center, nearby, the repair is free, but it takes two months to return it... Seriously, two months? He loss his patient, and here's my chance to introduce him an iPhone5 :)
but in the end, he bought lumia 920 as an alternative, because he say his wife's Nokia n8 is running like a champ still...
man I thought they just physically strong, but mentally strong too? I surrender :p
15. rusticguy posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:08 35 0
Indians by and large recognize iPhone as an overpriced piece only meant to show off and no more. Imaging iPhone 5 64 GB at 60K. You can get a 125cc bike (suzuki /honda ) for less here :)
22. wendygarett (limited) 2 days ago posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:21 4 7
They just don't addicted by the number of apps, they just want some comfortable social network to 'connecting people' tho :)
31. techspace posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:43 7 3
people who love the apps buy the samsung smartphones and the ipads........indians just don't stick to a single brand
51. AppleHateBoy posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:45 1 2
Well, some people like me, do get addicted to the number of apps. I am 16 and I own a galaxy Mini. Granted, that's not much to brag about. But I still get amazed by the humongous number of apps in Android.
75. jinxed posted on 31 Jan 2013, 01:12 0 0
did u buy dat phone wid ur own cash?
78. AppleHateBoy posted on 31 Jan 2013, 03:36 0 0
Nah. I have parents. I do get scholarship though. But it's not enough to buy a phone.
83. phonemirer posted on 01 Feb 2013, 15:22 0 0
actually you show off with a phablet because people get impressed about size and how it differences from phones.Iphones have the same design since 2010 so people migth think that u have a 4 instead of a 5 so, it doesnt make people drool
11. FireDragon posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:04 17 1
It is the same case in Pakistan too, with Nokia. Lately, past couple of years or can say last year was mostly Samsung's year here but as soon as Nokia's Asha with full touch start moving in, you again can see it everywhere.
People of these countries are grow up with Nokia. Loving Nokia is in their nature, there is no other way to put it.
20. wendygarett (limited) 2 days ago posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:18 19 4
How dare you insult Indian!!!
68. TROLL posted on 30 Jan 2013, 17:41 2 3
Says the ba ba ba™
24. wendygarett (limited) 2 days ago posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:22 20 3
They have brain AND spirit!!! Stop the hate!!!
26. zuckerboy posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:28 2 10
you say i hate indians ??? how can you say that you don't even know me !!! i
29. dan86 posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:40 11 2
Knowing you isn't important either. Stop racism!
65. TROLL posted on 30 Jan 2013, 17:36 2 7
What brain, its all gone to Nokia, they still believe that Symbian is better than GB2.3.3, how weird. Nokias Wp sales are in deep red, all there Lamia range aren't selling, due to Symbian being Better, and not everyone can afford mid-to hi spec phones™®©
71. techspace posted on 30 Jan 2013, 21:25 4 0
my dear friend,you much accept that nokia's phones are more reliable than samsung's
and if you think that indians don't like android,you are wrong, samsung's smartphone marketshare in india has increased faster than nokia's smartphone marketshare......
samsung has said that there is a huge demand for the galaxy s3 and the galaxy note 2 in india, so unlike the other companies, they allow these devices to be sold for cheaper rates and they will not collect the extra taxes from the customers
i don't know about you, but many of my friends have the galaxy phones and the ipads.....but they keep saying that their phones aren't as reliable as nokia's
And you seem to be a rare indian fanboy....and talking about your fav actor srk......i have seen srk using a Nokia phone and my friend said that he also uses an ipad
Nokia lumia phones aren't very successful because people know that as of now, android is better than windows phone os
and talking about affordability, india is the largest consumer of gold and silver in the world......India's rich outnumber the population of the USA.....most of the indians have enough gold to buy the high end phones,tablets and laptops, for many many years.....if we can buy gold, we can also buy a smartphone, infact gold makes you feel that the smartphones are very very cheap
Indians are intelligent in spending their money, and this is the attitude that has forced our carriers to slash the call rates, sms rates.....and we don't have locked phones in india because we know that locked phones end up costing us more than the unlocked phones
76. bipinm posted on 31 Jan 2013, 02:02 0 0
totally agree with u...
nokia low end phones have huge demand...
Android and Samsung have
77. bipinm posted on 31 Jan 2013, 02:15 0 0
Android and samsung have created a boom and people are going for it.
Sony have a good reputaion...
Samsung phones are made of cheap material.
Iphones are for showoff only...
72. Adithya7184 posted on 30 Jan 2013, 23:46 1 0
that's why every year Obama comes to India to promote the jobs in the U.S. Because in the U.S more than 20% of employees are from India....
23. techspace posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:22 19 1
no, nokia never tried to brainwash indians, they don't even run enough ads in india......go and ask any indian about any particular ad....they will explain you that the ads are misleading and that you should buy a product that is good and reliable, you should not care about the ads and the salesmen
you will find that the people of the other countries will try to explain how their favourite brand is the best brand in the world
for example, the ifans will start saying bad things about samsung fans(and samsung), and vice versa.....but the indians will talk about how those companies were cheating the customers and that they should talk with each other to select the best device( or the device that is the best compromise between, price, performance and reliability)
36. kshell1 posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:59 6 2
They are very intelligent people, more certainly so than 99% of people here in America .-.
37. SamsungFan posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:01 1 11
There is lots of ads about lumia in india actually people are being misled by ads. They think that lumia might be a nice phone but it is not
48. Nathan_ingx posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:33 6 3
Says a 'Samsungfan'.
I don't know if you're trying to be discreet but you're name says it all.
80. SamsungFan posted on 31 Jan 2013, 20:47 0 0
I didn't say samsung doesn't show ads but nokia also posts lots of ads. Even entering phonearena you could see the add of a yellow lumia at the bottom. .
66. TROLL posted on 30 Jan 2013, 17:40 2 6
Well said, but they still will deny it, knowing that it is the truth. We all know the truth hurts, and over half live in false hype™
52. AppleHateBoy posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:46 2 1
I see the Galaxy Note 2 Ad everyday on Television. Heck, even Intel has started doing advertisements. But Nokia almost never give ads.
53. FireDragon posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:51 3 0
No, they just know Nokia (and Sony Ericsson) before any other company set foot on these regions.
27. techspace posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:35 14 1
thank you.............we(indians) know that fanboism is good for the company, not for the end users, unfortunately, the others don't try to understand this....they let the companies steal all their money....i think they should stop fighting amongst each other.......
32. wendygarett (limited) 2 days ago posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:44 11 2
Gave you a green thumb just for being an Indian, the most awesome ethics ever :p
33. techspace posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:50 6 1
thank you :)
54. chaoticrazor posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:51 2 2
Gave you a green thumb just for being an Indian, the most awesome ethics ever :p
just wanted to say can we get back to tech and not this bs. no one is better just based on been indian etc
every race etc has the good and bad so no need to bring it into here
55. AppleHateBoy posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:52 0 3
Two questions:-
1) Where are you from?
2) How do you find the screen of One X?
3) If you are on facebook, can you add me to your friend list?
I am Indian too. Quite young though. Only 16.
81. SamsungFan posted on 31 Jan 2013, 20:59 0 0
I'm an Indian too. But I'm one year older than you :-)
82. AppleHateBoy posted on 01 Feb 2013, 03:33 0 0
Well. Then you can add me on facebook.
84. SamsungFan posted on 02 Feb 2013, 20:37 0 0
What's your fb id
85. AppleHateBoy posted on 03 Feb 2013, 10:07 0 0
56. samystic posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:53 1 1
and i give you a thumbs up for saying that wendy... cheers!
samystic
3. darktranquillity posted on 30 Jan 2013, 08:48 2 13
Thats interesting, in 6 months after i bought a nokia i had to take it to customer service center countless times and the service guy told me they got a truckload of nokia phones with different complaints. He even advised me to go for samsung, sony..the next time i buy a phone!
6. No_Nonsense posted on 30 Jan 2013, 08:54 20 1
Exactly the reason why I feel you haven't bought a Nokia phone. Their customer care is way better than Samsung's or Sony's here and NO representative of any brand would advice you to buy other companies products be it samsung, sony or htc or whatever.
61. Just_a_boy posted on 30 Jan 2013, 12:19 2 1
My Nokia C7 broke once and Nokia Care gave to me an N8 3 (years ago), Nokia really supports the consumers they really care
19. rusticguy posted on 30 Jan 2013, 09:17 5 1
Really? My 2005 model communicator 9300 still works ... even after 8 good yea rs and never needed any service center attention ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N
okia_9300
38. SamsungFan posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:05 2 11
I had the same issue when I bought an N8 at the time it was released. After that I moved to samsung and now I get excellent customer service from samsung
45. Hafiz posted on 30 Jan 2013, 10:27 11 2
Dude!!...Stop trollin!! ur username explains it all!!
4. darktranquillity posted on 30 Jan 2013, 08:48 2 5
Thats interesting, in 6 months after i bought a nokia i had to take it to customer service center countless times and the service guy told me they got a truckload of nokia phones with different complaints. He even advised me to go for samsung, sony..the next time i buy a phone!
