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2. Children and elderly increment buyers

As the authority gradually loosens one-child policy, child phones are becoming more popular, bringing increment to the market. Phone designed for elderly, on the other hand, is another niche market manufacturers plan to explore further in 2015, given the growing number of older generation.

A schoolboy tries smartphone model at a China Mobile outlet in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, Oct 31, 2013. [Photo/IC]