The five-year-old Chinese brand's assent to the summit comes after a year of astounding rise -- often growing by over 200 percent a quarter, reports Arnab Dutta.
The Chinese phone maker has ensured its two brands - Lenovo and Motorola - do not cannibalise into each other's share.
The GST rate on mobile phones will be hiked to 18 per cent while that on maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) services for aircraft will be lowered to 5 per cent with effect from April 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. The GST rate on handmade and machine-made matchsticks has been rationalised to 12 per cent from 5 per cent and 18 per cent respectively.
OnePlus has over 5,000 offline stores, including partnered stores, across the country, and plans to scale this up to 8,000 stores in the coming quarters.
According to research firm Counterpoint, Apple was one of the fastest-growing brands in India during the December quarter. This was driven by multiple price cuts on its XR device, thanks to local manufacturing in India, it had said. It added that the rollout of new iPhones (11 series), aggressive pricing and a good channel strategy was helping Apple gain market share in India.
Samsung has reason to be worried.
The aim is a vast improvement in quality that would lead to a surge in demand for low-end Android phones
The new phone offers better hardware including a faster processor, a higher quality screen and improved cameras.
The once-popular brand plans to try its luck in the smartphone market with reliability as its key proposition.
Samsung recently introduced its "S bike" mode, a feature targeted at India's legions of motorbike riders that, when activated, notifies callers that the phone's owner is riding and cannot answer
All but 500 who booked Note 7 phones have bought older devices instead of cancelling their orders but Samsung may still lose market share this festive season.
With 4G coverage spreading, Indian consumers will likely be more open to investing in smartphones
Samsung may be the leader in the burgeoning Indian mobile market.
Price, specifications, features and all that you need to know about Apple's hot new 10th anniversary phone.
While the 'Made in China' tag continues to be dominant as far as handsets in India go, things are beginning to change.
Lenovo, Xiaomi, Vivo, Gionee lead the onslaught, beating Indian and global brands with smart deals and astute image management measures.
Ashish Pratap Singh wonders if Samsung will meet the same fate as Nokia?
The Canadian smartphone maker is banking on its platform-agnostic security and software products to make incursions in the market.
In 2002, Apple applied for the 'iPhone' trademark for its electronic goods in China.
In a first, the India's smartphone market fell by 4%.
Apple issued full-page advertisements on Tuesday.
RIL has been talking to groups including Gionee, Huawei and Xiaomi
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For years, India has been a low priority for Apple as spending power is weaker than in China
It's earnings from mobile gadgets dropped 64%
The Korean electronics giant says it will get more aggressive on pricing and focus on a narrower set of products for its mid-to-low tier products.
The company is headed for its worst annual profit in three years, under siege as Chinese firms like Xiaomi and Lenovo reel in buyers with full-function touch-screen smartphones that are cheaper.
It is betting on enterprise services and new launches to revive demand. But are the measures enough to steal a march on established players like Samsung and Micromax?
