SMARTPHONES

India 5G smartphone shipment to touch 38 million units in 2021: Counterpoint

"Q1 2020 witnessed the first 5G smartphone launch in India. However, high prices and non-availability of 5G networks ensured slow pick-up i...

LG Velvet review: Highly innovative design enhances functionality

However, we noticed some lags while navigating.

Smartphone giant Xiaomi reels as US ramps up China blacklist

With just six days to go before Trump leaves office, US officials made a series of announcements targeting Chinese firms including state oi...

India's smartphone market is set for double-digit growth in 2021

Anaysts say while India's smartphone market achieved sizeable penetration two years back, 2021 will see the replacement cycle mature, which...

Premium smartphone battle to get aggressive in India with Apple’s iPhone 12 series launch: Analysts

Established brands like Samsung and OnePlus will be more aggressive in their approach leading to a fierce battle with Apple.

OnePlus investing Rs 100 crore to build offline network in India; launches 8T smartphone

China's OnePlus currently has 5000 points of sales, including larger modern trade retail shops through 14-15 partners like Reliance Digital...

Apple to clock high yearly growth in smartphone shipments in 2020

Apple is set to clock a 16-22% on-year growth in smartphone shipments in India in 2020, sharply higher than a 4% rise in 2019 and a 44% fal...

Import duty levy may impact smartphone prices, says LG

Beginning October 1, the Central government levied 10% basic customs duty on imports of display assembly, touch panel/cover glass assembly,...

Three top Apple suppliers to commit $900 million to India smartphone incentive plan, say sources

India's new $6.65 billion production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme offers companies cash incentives on any increase in sales of locally-mad...

Samsung expands online smartphone range in India to woo holiday shoppers

Samsung will launch the new India-made Galaxy F range of smartphones at Walmart Inc-controlled online retailer Flipkart on October 8. The s...

Smartphone imports fall, exports rise as local production ramps up

As per data released by the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) on Tuesday, smartphone exports in the month of August totalled Rs 1781.1 crore by va...

Nokia launches two affordable smartphones

The Nokia 3.4 comes with triple rear cameras as well as sports a hole-punch display design, while the Nokia 2.4 comes with a waterdrop-styl...

Affordable smartphone sales shoot up as demand grows due to e-learning needs

The $100-200 (₹7,350-14,700) smartphones in India have always been the biggest category by volume but exponential growth of budget- and mid...

Vivo waives some dealer fees to aid offline retailers

DBD (dealer buy down) is a fee paid by a merchant to banks and non-bank companies for providing zero-interest EMI payments facility. Retail...

Watch: LG confirms upcoming smartphone named as Wing

LG has confirmed its upcoming phone will be called Wing and will be revealed at its announcement event on September 14. According to The Ve...

Smartphone prices may rise ahead of festive season as component rates hiked

For leading smartphone brands including China’s Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, Realme and OnePlus who are pre-building inventory for the festive seaso...