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Mobile firms stare at gloomy festive season amid Covid-led disruption

The current quarter (July-September) is traditionally the largest in terms of volume shipment as all leading players fill up their inventory in anticipation of bumper sales in festive weeks

Realme to expand workforce in India by Dec, plans to sell 30 mn phones

The company has also set a target to sell 30 million smartphones and 8 million artificial intelligence-based devices in this calendar year, the official said

Apple confirms 2020 iPhones won't arrive in September, delayed by few weeks

Apple is expected to launch four new iPhones under the iPhone 12 series which would include two premium variants this year

After mobile phone devices, phased manufacturing push for AC makers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing India Inc on Tuesday, had stressed the need for reducing imports and strengthening local products across key categories including ACs.

Home appliances remain immune to Covid, lockdown relaxation boosts demand

28% consumers keen on buying home appliances, while other discretionary spending is on hold, says Nielsen survey

India's mobile device market entry a worry for China and Vietnam

Three firms- Apple, Samsung, and Huawei - account for 75% of global exports

New tax rules: Here're the changes that come into effect from today

Those who buy mobile handsets have to shell out more as goods and services tax rates on them have been hiked.

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

Global smartphone market hits 380mn units in Q3, Samsung tops the list

Realme was the fastest growing brand, reaching the 7th spot globally

Xiaomi dominates India smartphone market as shipments touch 49mn mark in Q3

The India smartphone market grew double digits reaching a record 49 million units in Q3 2019 offsetting the ongoing economic slowdown in other sectors

Smartphone firms storm smart TV market, thanks to low data tariffs

Smart TVs have pre-installed OTT apps and other offerings which serve as a distribution channel for OTTs and earn revenues for the TV brands

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

Samsung skips this feature in Galaxy Note10 for next year's Galaxy S phone

The Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10 Plus are currently up for pre-orders on Flipkart and Amazon. These smartphones will go on sale from August 23 through online stores, and at offline retail stores

Asus ROG Phone 2 with Qualcomm 855 Plus unveiled: Know specs and features

The ROG Phone 2 is the first smartphone to be powered by Qualcomm's recently unveiled Snapdragon 855 Plus mobile processor

At Rs 47,990, Samsung Galaxy A80 is the most expensive A-series smartphone

The Samsung Galaxy A80 is priced at Rs 47,990, which makes it the most expensive A-series smartphone. The phone will be available for pre-orders from July 22 to July 31

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

Realme 2 Pro with 8GB RAM, waterdrop notch-based screen to launch on Sep 27

Realme 2 Pro, scheduled to be unveiled in India on September 27, is confirmed to use Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC and be the first Realme phone to get an 8GB RAM variant

Realme 3 with Helio P70 SoC, gradient design launched: Know price and specs

Successor of the Realme 2, the Realme 3 is powered by Mediatek Helio P70 octa-core system-on-chip (SoC), mated with Mali-G72 graphic processing unit