Smartphone Market

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The US company has yet to change the official sticker prices of its devices that it lists on its Chinese website.

Chinese online retailers slash iPhone prices for second time this year

Apple’s sales from China declined 20 percent year-on-year, according to its most recent earnings report.

06 Mar 2019 6:16 PM

Apple on Wednesday was expected to unveil new iPhones, playing up eye-grabbing edge-to-edge screens in a bid to strengthen its position in a largely saturated global smartphone market. (Photo: Pexels)

Apple to broaden iPhone lineup with more screen

Apple has remained mum about revelations planned for the event at its spaceship campus in Silicon Valley.

12 Sep 2018 12:34 PM

Xiaomi retained the top spot by shipping 10 million units and capturing 29.7 per cent share, followed by Samsung 23.9 per cent share (8 million units) and Vivo with 12.6 per cent share (4.2 million units), the data showed.

Smartphone market grew 20 per cent, says IDC

Xiaomi entered Indian market in July 2014.

14 Aug 2018 12:28 AM

It seems Tesla is eyeing a spot in the smartphone market, after carving a niche in premium electric cars and attempting space exploration with SpaceX projects, as per a leak. (Photo: Youtube)

Tesla's smartphone named 'Quadra' leaked online

The back of the smartphone features a cutout for dual cameras on the top left corner, followed by the Tesla logo.

07 Aug 2018 2:06 PM

Smartphone shipments in India grew by 11 per cent to 30 million units in the first three months of this year.

India smartphone shipment grows 11 pc in Q1 to 30 mn units: IDC

However, the smartphone market remained almost flat compared to the previous quarter, it added.

14 May 2018 4:27 PM

Apple Inc is putting a lot of energy in India with an aim to launch all its initiatives, including retail, in the country.

Apple putting lot of energy in India to tap opportunities, says Tim Cook

Apple's Mac set a new March quarter revenue record, including new records in both the Americas and Greater China.

02 May 2018 12:05 PM

The Billion Capture+ smartphone will be supported by F1 Info Solutions, which is now owned by Flipkart.

Flipkart enters Indian smartphone market with Billion Capture+

Flipkart is an exclusive online partner for many mobile phone brands launched in the country.

10 Nov 2017 2:11 PM

Increasing smartphone penetration in India, Indonesia and Southeast Asian countries drove sales in the Asia Pacific that saw shipment of over 78 million units during the said quarter. (representational image)

'4G smartphones demand in emerging mkts spurred growth in Q2'

Strong demand for 4G devices in emerging markets like India, helped smartphone sales grow 6.7 per cent in April-June 2017, says report.

23 Aug 2017 9:46 AM

Global smartphone demand totalled 347 million units in 2017, up 4 per cent year-on-year.(Photo: Nokia)

GST will not impact smartphone demand in India: report

GfK forecasts overall smartphone demand in the region will total 234 million units in 2017.

25 Jul 2017 4:34 PM

OnePlus focused on India's growing smartphone market

While the sales volumes are low, the margins in the segment are higher than the other categories.

27 Jun 2017 7:29 PM

Restricted supply of HTC U11 smartphones for India

HTC said they are getting limited stocks for India because of high demand in global markets.

16 Jun 2017 9:01 PM

India is the world's second biggest smartphone market and it's fast becoming a battleground for handset makers vying for a bigger share as sales in Asian powerhouse China start to lag.

Samsung to double mobile phone capacity at main Indian factory

Samsung Electronics plans to double the production capacity for mobile phones and fridges at its main factory in India.

08 Jun 2017 8:28 AM

Director Mobile Product, Asus India, Dinesh Sharma showing ASUS Zenfone Live mobile (Photo: PTI)handsets.

Asus target 5 per cent share in smartphone market.

The comnpany did not disclose any fix timeline for achieving the 5 per cent market share target. He said the company

25 May 2017 9:32 AM

Apple, Samsung top the smartphone market followed by Huawei

The first quarter smartphone results further prove that the smartphone industry is not dead and that growth still exists.

28 Apr 2017 4:06 PM

The research reveals that Huawei shipped nearly 21 million units this quarter, after being second to Oppo for the last two quarters. Despite boosting its market up to 55 per cent year-on-year, Oppo slipped to the second spot with just under 20 million units shipped.

Huawei recaptures top position for smartphone shipments in China

The company boosted its market up to 18 per cent, after growing 25 per cent year-on-year, according to Canalys.

27 Apr 2017 1:59 PM

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