Google is expected to launch its much-awaited sub-$100 (around Rs 6,000) smartphones in India this month, which will further intensify competition in the booming multi-billion dollar smart devices market in India.
Quick look at five smartphones that manage to top the charts with variety of features and the trade-offs one can live with.
Competition in the booming multi-billion dollar Indian smartphone market is further set to intensify with e-commerce giants Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal all set to launch Google's much-awaited sub-$100 (around Rs 6,000) handsets on Monday.
Micromax is at second spot in smartphone sales.
Players such as Micromax and Olive have already launched tablets for the Indian market at a price point ranging between Rs 5,000 and Rs 7,000.
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'The Chinese outdid them in the price game and turned the competitive dynamics at the lower end of the handset market from price to value.'
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The incumbent operators faced the onslaught of free offers and cheaper rates from Jio.
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Among the top five vendors, Micromax (18 per cent) and Lava (54 per cent) were the only ones to have outstripped the market growth.
These are the best value-for-money, feature-rich phones in this category.
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There is a new energy in 2015 and a new breed of young, ambitious innovators and entrepreneurs who are coming up with creative solutions to many of India's problems, says Mallika Kapur.
Mozilla showcased a smartphone prototype costing as little as $25 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February, targeting developing countries including India and China.
If the Delhi HC order stays effective, Xiaomi would lose the fastest growing smartphone market.
Only one in five handsets sold in India this year is likely to be made locally.
When it comes to performance and affordability, how do these Indian headphones fare when compared popular international brands like JBL and Sennheiser?
Nokia's much-awaited Android-based 'Nokia X' will be available in India from March 15, as the Finnish firm takes head-on the likes of Samsung and Micromax to grab a share of the burgeoning affordable smartphone market.
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Competes with Nokia's Asha range and similar offerings from domestic firms like Micromax and Karbonn.
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BlackBerry will unveil the 'next generation BlackBerry 10 devices' on June 25.
Smartphone shipments stood at 16.2 million in 2012.
In 2015, as many as 15 major Chinese smartphone brands stepped into India.
'Indian entrepreneurs became traders for Chinese goods rather than producers of goods.'
In a communication to the empowered committee on PLI recently, the Indian Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) has stated that except one player (Samsung), all the other eight players (which include vendors of Apple Inc) selected under the scheme were facing numerous challenges in fulfilling the qualification criteria.
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With the BBM app coming pre-installed, users can directly engage with other BBM users without having to download the app or incurring download charges.
The content discovery platform designed to help you discover content and services in the language of your choice recently turned profitable. It has delivered 1 billion application installs and updates in the past 12 months, says Samreen Ahmad.
Their features, design and usability stand out in a highly crowded tablet market.
Google Inc on Monday launched the first smartphones powered by its Android One operating system in India, pricing them at around Rs 6,399 ($105) to capture the low-cost segment of the world's fastest growing smartphone market.
If you thought mobile phones are only getting bigger and powerful, think again.
Samsung Tab 2 P3110, Asus MeMo Pad ME172V, Lava E-Tab Xtron+, Google Nexus 7 16 GB and Micromax Funbook P255 all cost under Rs 12,000.
Samsung Tab 2 P3110, Asus MeMo Pad ME172V, Lava E-Tab Xtron+, Google Nexus 7 16 GB and Micromax Funbook P255 all cost under Rs 12,000.
These 5-inch plus tablets will get you the best of operating system, cameras, processors and many more bells and whistles for just under Rs 22,000.
How do you choose the best from scores of tablets that sell below Rs 20k? Here are the top 6.
The foremost lesson is that technology has got commoditised.
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