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Of ‘Narendra’ and ‘Tony’, selfies and hugs
Canberra/Melbourne: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott have built a camaraderie over the past few months, especially the last five days.
The two leaders clicked a selfie together and Abbott referred to Modi with his first name “Narendra”, and said he is like a “brother”.
During his address to the Australian parliament, Modi also took a playful dig at Abbott, telling lawmakers that making them listen to him – the third head of government in three days to address parliament – was Abbott’s way of “shirt-fronting” them.
“I’m the third head of the government you are listening to this week, I do not know how you are doing this! May be, this is Prime Minister Abbott’s way of shirt-fronting you,” Modi said, to laughter from the lawmakers.
He was referring to Abbott’s threat to “shirt-front” Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 over the MH17 crash during their face-to-face encounter.
However, when both Abbott and Putin were finally face to face, they indulged in some koala cuddle.
“Shirt-fronting” is a term used in Australian rules football, referring to an aggressive, front-on physical challenge.
Modi and Abbott also took an autographed selfie together, in a mark of their growing friendship, and exchanged warm hugs.
“The relationship between the two of us has become very strong, and there is no formality between the two of us,” Modi said, at a reception hosted by Abbott in the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
He and Abbott shook hands smiling widely and the Australian prime minister gave him a warm hug.
The two prime ministers then posed for an autographed selfie, smiling and chatting.
The selfie was posted on the Modi’s twitter handle, with the words “With my friend @TonyAbbottMHR at the MCG”.
He also tweeted: “PM @TonyAbbottMHR came in September. He was the first guest since we formed the Government.”
“People asked me isn’t it too soon to visit Australia after @TonyAbbottMHR just visited. I said I can’t say no to my friend Tony,” went the tweet.
Their camaraderie was reflected during the reception at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) where Abbott said Modi is like a “brother”.
“Narendra and I,” Abbott said on a couple of occasions, while Modi called him “Tony”.
Modi is the first Indian prime minister to visit Australia in 28 years after Rajiv Gandhi in 1986.
The two leaders also shared a hug when Abbott welcomed him to the G20 in Brisbane.
Modi visited four cities – Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne – during his five-day visit to Australia.
Abbott was in India in September, the first head of government to pay a bilateral visit to the Modi government which took over in May.
International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.
Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.
Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.
The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.
“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.
Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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