Some analysts feel that the company is trading margins for volumes.
Apple still has a request pending for a sales ban against newer Samsung phones in that proceeding.
Smartphone exports for the first six months (April to September) of 2025-26 (FY26) surged to $13.4 billion, based on industry estimates. Driven by the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, this marks a 59 per cent jump over the $8.5 billion exported during the same period of the previous financial year (2024-25/FY25).
Mobile carriers requested the company for a US launch.
Judge noted that Apple had not presented enough evidence that its patented features drove consumer demand for the entire iPhone.
South Korean consumer electronics major Samsung, which on Wednesday launched its latest smartphone Galaxy S25 in San Jose, US, will also be manufacturing it at its Noida plant in India, J B Park, president & CEO of Samsung Southwest Asia, said. Moreover, the Bengaluru-based R&D centre of Samsung, the biggest outside South Korea, has "contributed significantly" for developing the S25 series of Galaxy AI.
Judge rejected Apple's request for a permanent sales ban in the US against some older Samsung smartphones.
Apple, returning the offensive, could roll out a smaller, cheaper "iPhone Mini" in 2014.
US District Court Judge Lucy Koh also denied Samsung's request for a new trial
FDI inflows into India are expected to register robust growth in 2026, supported by strong macroeconomic fundamentals, big-ticket investment announcements, sustained efforts to improve the ease of doing business, and a new generation of investment-linked trade pacts.
Apple scored a sweeping legal victory in August at the conclusion of its landmark case against its arch-foe.
India, the world's fourth largest economy, is set to maintain the 'goldilocks' phase with tailwinds of good growth, low inflation and robust banking performance as well as reform initiatives poised to sustain the economic pace witnessed during 2025.
Amazon India unveiled a dedicated marketplace section highlighting products with reduced tax burdens as the goods and services tax (GST) restructuring took effect on September 22, positioning the ecommerce giant to capitalise on lower consumer prices across electronics, appliances, and other categories. Its rival Flipkart, too, has rolled out its own GST-focused storefront, the GST Bachat Utsav, aimed at helping shoppers maximise benefits from the new tax rates across multiple categories.
Three of the world's top five smartphone sellers were Chinese manufacturers in the April-June quarter, Strategic Analytics said, as China's low-cost offerings on the Android operating system whittled away Samsung's market share.
J.K. Shin received a $5.8 million compensation package last year.
Galaxy Tab device is being touted as the strongest rival to the iPad.
The Samsung device will perform many of the tasks of a smartphone.
Of the top five vendors, only Apple lost market share, while LG Electronics Inc, Huawei and ZTE Corp making incremental gains.
According to CITU, around 90% of the 1,723 workers of the Sriperumbudur plant are participating in the strike. Samsung said it is ready to talk to employees and not a third party like CITU.
Samsung also battling low-cost Chinese vendors.
The jury found Samsung violated several Apple patents including those related to iPhone's design and appearance
Samsung can make life difficult for Apple if it tramples the latter's supply.
Jury finds that Samsung had infringed two Apple patents
Apple is hoping to assemble in India 25 per cent of all iPhones produced globally to reduce its heavy dependence on China.
History of electronics indicates that no company, nor any nation for that matter, has been able to cement pole position and maintain it through several cycles. he death of its iconic promoter, Lee Kun-hee, raises questions over how long the chaebol can maintain its gigantic footprint in the global electronics industry, says Devangshu Datta.
Korean electronics major Samsung expects its new foldable devices Galaxy Fold 5 and Galaxy Flip 5 will enable it to capture half of the super premium smartphone segment in India, currently dominated by iPhone maker Apple.
It's earnings from mobile gadgets dropped 64%
Samsung Electronics, after losing a US patent battle with Apple, unveiled the second generation of its popular Galaxy Note phone-cum-tablet in Berlin on Wednesday.
At the stroke of midnight, live dashboards lit up simultaneously across Amazon India's World Trade Centre headquarters and Flipkart's Outer Ring Road office in Bengaluru. In sprawling "war rooms" at both the companies, executives monitored real-time data streams tracking payment speeds, inventory levels, and delivery logistics as millions of shoppers flooded online platforms.
Will the Samsung Galaxy Tab S give the latest iPad a run for its money? It seems so, says Shruti Puri.
Samsung shipped 83.2 million smartphones worldwide and captured 24 per cent market share
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Wednesday launched the world's first smartphone with a curved display, a variant of the Galaxy Note which moves the Asian giant a step closer to achieving wearable devices with flexible - even unbreakable - screens.
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.
Apple is a major purchaser of Samsung flash memory. An Apple spokesman declined to comment on whether the company plans to use the chip in future iPods.
President Barack Obama has 60 days to review ruling.
Apple was expected to sue Samsung for patent infringement on the grounds that it "slavishly" copied its iPad tablet.
The figures make it the fastest selling smartphone.
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
The chipmaker's Clover Trail+ mobile chip will be used in one version of its 10.1-inch tablet.
In FY22-23, Samsung exported $4.09 billion smartphones from India -- an increase of 42 per cent over 2021, when it was $2.8 billion -- accounting for 35 per cent of all smartphone exports.
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