Uttar Pradesh has the potential to attract investment of about Rs 72,000 crore (Rs 720 billion) by 2020 in the field of electronics system design and manufacturing.
Trends like bundled offers and 4G-LTE feature phones could become mainstream in 2018
Set up in partnership with Compal Electronics, the facility in Greater Noida will have an initial capacity of 60,000 units a month. This will be ramped up to 2,00,000 by the end of December.
Samsung on Monday launched its 'Note 5' in the country priced at Rs 53,990.
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.
The Zenfone 6 is based on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system but is upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat version.
According to analysts, most of the growth in the smartphone space will come from existing users, who will be lured to upgrade their handsets as new features and technologies turn existing features redundant, says Arnab Dutta.
Motorola said it has crossed the three million device sales milestone.
Fridge, washing machine, and paint makers are expected to cut prices shortly, while TV, aircon, and sanitary napkin makers are a disappointed lot
It also sports 128MB RAM, 256MB memory (expandable up to 32GB), 2MP camera and 1350 mAh battery.
MS Dhoni will play for Pune in the next edition of the Indian Premier League.
Overall mobile phone production was about 68 million in 2014, increased to 100 million in 2015 and 350-400 million in July 2016.
While the 'Made in China' tag continues to be dominant as far as handsets in India go, things are beginning to change.
Xiaomi is the third largest smartphone brand in the top 30 cities in India.
Tech giant Apple has launched the 8GB version of its iPhone 5C in India for Rs 37,500, a move aimed at capturing a larger share of the burgeoning smartphone market in India.
Voting in the first phase began with reports of multiple faulty electronic voting machines at various booths, prompting Congress leaders to request quick action from the poll body.
Companies are playing the price game to woo customers.
Speaking at the media conference that followed the IPL Players' draft, Pune spokesperson Subrato Talukdar said Dhoni. was an automatic choice for the new franchise.
Samsung makes the largest number of non-4G feature phones in India
In 2015, as many as 15 major Chinese smartphone brands stepped into India.
Despite all the controversies, the IPL's brand value hasn't diminished. Instead, says Harish Kotian/Rediff.com, the IPL made the BCCI richer by over Rs 3 billion!
The revival of feature phones in India is driven by low-cost access to the internet, but the 'dumb phones' are learning to get smart and create a niche, says Veer Arjun Singh.
The Canadian smartphone maker is banking on its platform-agnostic security and software products to make incursions in the market.
Companies bank on festive season to beat slow market blues
The five key components, which are indispensable for any smartphone, cost more than Rs 2,000 even for a budget 3G-enabled 3.5-inch handset.
Experts believe cyclical glitches account for the downturn in mobile-phone sales
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, recently stated that he sees India in the same position that China was seven to ten years ago
Lenovo, Xiaomi, Vivo, Gionee lead the onslaught, beating Indian and global brands with smart deals and astute image management measures.
India's limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, along with his teammates Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin, among others, will be up for grabs for the two new IPL teams in the draft to be held in Mumbai.
Internal management tensions, stiff opposition from Chinese handset makers led to halving of the company's market share
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The IPL, all of a sudden, may have some catching up to do with the Big Bash.
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Components manufactured in India are low-value products like casing and box packaging that constitute 5% of the bill for materials required in phone manufacturing.
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