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Global smartphone market sinks 9.7% YoY in Q3; only Apple in green in top 5

Samsung continues to hold the top spot with 21.2 per cent share as emerging markets contribute the most to global decline in smartphone shipments

Global smartphone sensor market logs $6.4 bn in revenue, Sony leads

Led by Sony, the global smartphone Image sensor market clocked a total revenue of $6.4 billion in the first half of 2022

Phone maker Lava eyes electronics manufacturing venture with China's Huaqin

The pact would give the closely held companies heft as they seek to take on rivals such as Foxconn Technology Group

Apple's upcoming iPhone SE 4 to feature 6.1-inch LCD display with top notch

Tech giant Apple's fourth-generation iPhone SE will feature a 6.1-inch LCD display and a "notch" cutout at the top of the display

India's offline market for smartphones grew 44% in H1 2022: Report

Sale of smartphones priced above Rs 20,000 has increased more than two-fold in five years

Global phone sales decline by 2%; Apple iPhone garners 80% of total profits

Global handset market sales declined for a second consecutive quarter this year, falling 2 per cent (year-on-year) to $95.8 billion in the June quarter, while profits were largely driven by Apple

Get ready for 5G smartphones at Rs 10k next year: Qualcomm India chief

Rajen Vagadia, president of Qualcomm India & SAARC, describes how the 5G ecosystem and consumer case uses across brands will evolve

China's largest chipmaker warns of rapid freeze as smartphone demand skids

China's largest chipmaker reported revenue rose 42% to $1.9 billion in the second quarter, generally in line with expectations

India's smartphone market sees 1% decline in the first half of 2022

Xiaomi continued to be the top-selling brand, but saw a big drop in shipments due to supply constraints through the first half of 2022

HONOR, Apple saw best YoY growth in China smartphone market in Q2: Report

According to Canalys, back in the first place, vivo shipped 13.2 million units, followed closely by HONOR with 13 million units. OPPO (including OnePlus) stayed in the top three, shipping 11.8 million

Indian phonemakers served notices by Customs, get Rs 20,000 cr tax bill

Before September 2020, there was no import duty on such panels, but from October 1, 2020, an import duty of 10% is levied under the Centre's phased manufacturing programme

Apple hovers above competition even as smartphone market stumbles: Report

Apple's slightly higher expectations for forthcoming iPhone 14 underscore a growing belief among Wall Street analysts that the sales are likely to hold up better than the broader smartphone industry

Oppo launches A97 model with Dimensity 810 chip and 5000 mAh battery

The Oppo A97 packs a 6.6-inch FullHD+ 90Hz LCD with a notch for the 12 megapixels selfie camera

Samsung Galaxy S23 could skip Exynos SoC, launch with Qualcomm chipset

According to Kuo, the Galaxy S23 series will be powered by Qualcomm's flagship 5G chip SM8550, which was developed on the TSMC 4nm process

Mobile imports down 33% in FY22 as local production rises: Report

This growth is in spite of the ongoing chip shortage, and three of the global manufacturers met the PLI production targets in FY22

Amid heightened scrutiny for Chinese firms, Realme cracks Indian market

The move paid off, boosting the four-year-old newcomer's sales and helping it reach the No. 3 position in the fast-growing market with about 600 million smartphone users

Faulty invoices force scrutiny; govt delays PLI sops for smartphone makers

The invoices submitted by Samsung Electronics had some issues, which has led to deeper scrutiny by the government and delayed the release of sops

Taiwan's MediaTek open to outsource chip production to local fab units

MediaTek, which designs chips and gets them manufactured in fabs for the mobile device market, competes with US-based Qualcomm, in India as well as globally

Google to launch low-cost smartphone Pixel 6a in India after gap of 2 years

Google was not able to sell Pixel in India due to its 'Soli Radar chip' on the front, which utilised the 60GHz frequency band banned for commercial use in India

Global hearables market to exceed 200 mn units by 2024, up from 165 mn

The global hearables market will exceed 200 million units (shipments) by 2024, up from 165 million this year, a new report said on Tuesday