How Brands And Consumers Are Winning With Dual SIM Smartphones

 The idea of dual SIM phones has been around for a while but not popular especially in the developed world. The lack of proper regulation and oversight function on the part of regulatory authorities in developing, and undeveloped nations contributes immensely to the popularity of Dual SIM phones among brands and consumers.

 Dual SIMs phones are phones capable of accepting two SIM cards at once. Dual SIM smartphones are getting lot of buzz these days amongst Youth and Professionals alike. There are multiple benefits of dual SIM phones which make people preferring them over single SIM. From privacy to keeping professional & personal lives separate are some of the benefits that attract users Dual SIM phones. Professionals across industries find it convenient to carry one phone and using 2 SIMs for keeping personal space separate from professional. 

In Nigeria, there is another very important reason for people to buy the dual SIM mobile phones, namely the poor signal quality provided by telecomm companies. Browsing has become huge in youth and they need 24/7 connectivity, so a dual SIM phone with each SIM from different service providers are now preferred by many.  Not only this, the smart youth wants to get the best offers from different service providers and use one SIM for the best internet packs and another for getting attractive call rate tariff.

 

The dual SIM phones come in various variants like both GSM or CDMA SIMs or one GSM and one CDMA.  There is another way of categorizing them. The smartphones come with a) standard dual SIM slot where each slot is for one slim, b) Hybrid SIM slot, where either you can put two SIM cards or a SIM card + a micro SD card at the same time for additional storage. The Hybrid SIM card slots are slowly becoming a craze and the companies accepting it as a good way to insert the SIM and memory cards. Another categorization is based on SIM size, i.e. Nano and micro, where either both the SIM slot can accommodate Nano SIM or micro SIM or a combo.

While Spice mobile claims to be the first to introduce the dual SIM phone, there are many players in the market offering Dual SIM mobiles. From Samsung to LG to NOKIA to various mushrooming Chinese brands offering dual SIM android phones, there is a huge choice before the consumers. These phones are available across price ranges, from budget to premium pricing, catering the mass market and the flagship device consumers thereby making them an attractive option. 

With all big players eyeing this booming market, users can expect some highly advanced dual SIM mobile handsets in future suitable to their pocket and style. 

It is obvious that consumers can no longer cope with the level of poor signals from the Telecomm companies. This forms part of the reasons why Dual SIM phones are now the hit amongst Youth and professionals alike.

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