- Ashok Gupta conducted primary research for his class project on mobile phone usage among youth. He surveyed 50 respondents from Valia College in 2015-2016. - Most respondents were male (56%) and reported income levels below Rs. 15,000 per month (60%). Samsung was the most popular brand of phone used (28%). - The majority preferred smartphones (50%) and were willing to spend up to Rs. 10,000-25,000 on a phone. Key factors in phone selection included price (96%), brand (80%), and features/functions (80%).