Cell phones equipped with applications such as web browser,
global positioning system and multimedia function are getting
popular among Chinese consumers.
A survey released Thursday by the CCID Consulting showed that
31,668 people had been interviewed and 37 percent of them would
like to choose cell phones with which they can surf online when
they intended to buy a new one, while 33 percent hoped they could
get one with the GPS function, a helpful tool to China's increasing
car owners.
More than 20 percent, mainly the young generation who put pieces
of music in their cell phones and use it as a music player, said
they would like one having a large storage disk.
A similar proportion said they would use their new mobile phone
to chat with online friends.
CCID Vice President Lu Guoying estimated that Chinese mobile
phone market will see booming purchase from 2008 to 2010, when many
Chinese consumers change their cell phones for new ones. "It is an
opportunity for mobile phone companies to raise their market
share," said Lu.
China is expected to manufacture 500 million sets of mobile
phones in 2007, with 150 million to be sold in domestic market.
(Xinhua News Agency November 30, 2007)
