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📄 Dataset Description: Smartprix Mobile Dataset Title: Smartprix Mobile Dataset Source: https://www.smartprix.com/mobiles License: Apache 2.0

📝 Overview This dataset contains detailed specifications of mobile phones scraped from Smartprix — a popular product comparison site. The data includes technical specifications, pricing, and ratings for a wide range of mobile devices available in the Indian market.

📦 Columns Included Column Name Description Name Full name of the smartphone Price Price in Indian Rupees (INR) Rating User rating (if available) SIM SIM type (Dual/Single SIM, 4G/5G supported) Processor Chipset used in the phone (e.g., Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) RAM Amount of RAM Battery Battery capacity (e.g., 5000 mAh) Display Display size and resolution Camera Primary camera specification Card Expandable storage support (e.g., microSD) OS Operating system (e.g., Android 13)

📊 Potential Use Cases Market trend analysis for mobile phones

Feature comparison across brands

Recommendation systems for e-commerce

NLP applications (e.g., generating product summaries)

⚠️ Disclaimer This dataset was collected using publicly available data from Smartprix.com and is intended for educational and research purposes only. Ensure compliance with the source’s terms of service before commercial use.