Motorola has sold over 3 million devices in a year in India

NEW DELHI: Within a year of its exclusive partnership with Flipkart in India, Motorola has sold over 3 million devices in one of the fastest growing smartphone market in world.

Moto G and Moto E smart phones which fall in the affordable category, make up about half of overall sales of Motorola devices.

"We will be doubling up our efforts in India, which is a very critical market for us," Amit Boni, head of India operations said.

The company is setting up Motorola experience centers in India in 2015 which will begin from Bangalore by March, and in other key cities subsequently, he added.

Five to 10 stores will be set up in next six to nine months, and will double up as service centers which will also offer software upgrades.

The company is also experimenting with mobile service centers in Delhi, which will operate through moving vans to ensure service within a few hours or even instantaneous repairs.

Motorola's online partner Flipkart now delivers to more than 1100 cities, as a lot of customers are coming from tier 2 and 3 cities, said Michael Adnani, vice president for retail said.

After the launch of Moto E and Moto G, Motorola is selling devices at the same time and at almost the same price in India when compared to the rest of the world. Going forward, some launches could happen in India before other global markets.

Motorola is now owned by China's Lenovo, through which it recently launched operations and device customization service Moto Maker, in the Far East nation. Lenovo and Motorola will continue to co-exist in the Indian market, Boni said, and added that Moto Maker may be launched in India but did not specify a timeframe.