Page 4 - India Smartphone Market

Firms may look beyond mobiles to meet ambitious electronics goal

The last of the 2-part series analyses the challenges in ramping up non-mobile device manufacturing

TikTok, Helo, SHAREit losing mojo in India after border clash with China

The bloody clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh last week has sparked a popular demand for the shunning of Chinese products, ranging from apps to mobile phones.

India has the ability to reduce dependence on China, cut deficit: Report

The trade deficit contraction estimate has been made for FY22, assuming for a fourth of the items in the 40 specified sectors being sourced locally, Acuite Ratings and Research said.

Make in India boost: Samsung, Foxconn, Lava likely to apply for PLI scheme

The government will offer the scheme to five global and domestic entities.

Oppo shuts Noida factory operations after 9 workers show signs of Covid-19

Firm resumed ops at its Greater Noida plant with 3,000 workers on May 8

Vivo arm sends memo on 50% pay cut

It's an internal letter, no final decision yet, says the firm

India's investment policy upsets Xiaomi, Oppo's consumer finance plans

The Chinese phone brands, are keen to establish their own NBFC which will help improve margins by allowing them to directly sell financial products to their consumers

Covid-19 woes: Phone majors ring in post-lockdown drill as plants reopen

On Saturday, Samsung India Electronics, counted among the largest in the space, ushered in over 1,000 workers at its facility in Sector 81, Noida

Scheme for phone makers finds no takers amid coronavirus lockdown

Despite the government recently announcing two ambitious schemes for the sector to attract new investment, none of the companies is planning to avail them any time soon.

Top headlines: Govt to borrow Rs 4.88-trn, PPF to fetch 7.1%, and more

From Centre allowing 100% rebate on PM-CARES fund, top 22 families losing Rs 22 trillion to vegetable markets coming back to life, Business Standard brings you top headlines of the day

Smartphone market may remain flat in 2020 amid coronavirus outbreak

Manufacturers yet to estimate final impact on sales

India's smartphone market up by 8% in 2019 with 152 mn shipments: IDC

For 2020, IDC said the Indian smartphone market is expected to see 'modest single-digit growth' in the year

Vivo looks to raise the game in 2020 after capturing market share in 2019

Having registered a sharp increase in market share in 2019, the Chinese smartphone brand looks to raise the game

Global smartphone market falls 0.4% in Q3 due to weak demand: Gartner

Despite the decline, Huawei was the only one of the top-five global smartphone vendors to achieve double-digit growth in the sales in Q3, 2019

BBK Group's share of India smartphone market zoomed to 42% in Sep quarter

CMR said mobile phone shipment in India is likely to touch 280 million units by the end of the year

Oppo Reno 2 key specs, features unveiled before official launch on Sept 28

The Oppo Reno 2 will be the third in Oppo's camera-centric Reno series; first two are the Oppo Reno and Oppo Reno 10x Zoom

HTC takes brand-licensing route for a comeback; launches Wildfire X

The HTC Wildfire X comes in two RAM and storage configurations - 3GB/32GB and 4GB/128GB - priced at Rs 9,999 and Rs 12,999, respectively

Features that make Samsung Galaxy Note10, Galaxy Note10 Plus great upgrades

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 phones come with several upgrades, including a more capable SPen with enhanced note-taking and remote-controller functionality

Xiaomi maintains lead in smartphone shipments in Q2, Realme gains: Report

This is the third consecutive quarter that Realme has grabbed a spot within the top five brands

Realme 2 launched in India: Cheapest notch-screen display at Rs 8,990

Realme 2 features a notch screen design, improved camera module with dual rear cameras, a larger 4230mAh battery and Snapdragon 450 processor instead of the Helio P60 AI processor