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iPhone maker Apple led India market with highest revenue in 2023 for the first time while Samsung topped the chart in terms of sales volume, market research firm Counterpoint Research said on Wednesday. While India's smartphone shipments remained flat in 2023 at 152 million units, Samsung and Chinese mobile phone makers Vivo and Oppo were able to grow their shares, according to Counterpoint's Monthly India Smartphone Tracker report. "Apple's focus on India is also aiding the trend, with the brand surpassing the 10-million-unit mark in shipments and capturing the top position in revenue in a calendar year for the first time, propelled by robust demand for both its latest and older iPhones.
Smartphones have been a key success story of the government's production-linked incentive scheme, helping India become the second-largest mobile phone manufacturing country, after China.
The hubs will feed Europe, US and the Gulf.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics is mulling setting up a Notebook PC manufacturing facility in India and plans to make further investment in expanding its research and development (R&D) facility.
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Its competitors might have to worry, says Ashish Narsale, after the phone was unveiled in New York.
In India, Samsung is seeing strong competition from local company Micromax.
The company, which sells more phones than Samsung in China, aims to sell 1 million smartphones in India next financial year.
Samsung retains top slot in smartphones but Motorola pips Nokia for 4th position.
India's smartphone market grew by three per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in volume in the third quarter (Q3) of calendar year 2024, while its value surged by 12 per cent Y-o-Y to reach an all-time record for a single quarter, according to a report by research firm Counterpoint. The value growth was driven by an ongoing premiumisation trend, while the increase in volume was driven by an earlier onset of the festival season compared to the previous year.
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The Note 510 just tries to fill the gap left by 5+ inch devices and the bigger 10-inch device.
They are lighter and cheaper than their older sibling, the Gear Icon X, says Khalid Anzar.
Leading online retailers have confirmed that they will start selling the much-awaited phone by April 25 at an approximate starting pricing of Rs 39,000.
At Rs 22,990, this watch is all you will ever need, but only on Galaxy flagship devices for now.
A joint panel of Indian Broadcasting Foundation and Advertising Agencies Association of India has asked major television broadcasters not to carry commercials from Samsung, Motorola and Reckitt Benckiser after "consistent defaults" and "non-clearance
Although successful, Samsung has suffered a lot of criticism for sticking with non-metallic construction materials while its rivals competed in same price segment with far better build quality. With Samsung Galaxy A5, the company has tried to address the issue, and seems like they have got everything right, except for the pricing, says Himanshu Juneja
Despite their slugfest on the high street, Korean chaebols Samsung and LG have independently charted a similar strategy that will see India operations carve out a larger slice of their global turnover
Samsung Electronics Co, the world's third-largest handset maker, said on Friday it was considering building a mobile handset plant in India.
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With 19 per cent market share, Samsung rules supreme in India.
Tizen is an open source operating system built by the eponymous organisation that includes Samsung as a member.
Addressing a press conference, Sunil Dutt, country head, Samsung Telecommunications, said, "We plan to double our turnover. We will focus on product innovation, and value-added services like internet experience on mobile and long battery life." Even Finnish handset biggie Nokia lost market share in India from 72.3 per cent to 69.5 per cent between January and March.
Samsung has priced the S8 competitively at Rs 57,900, while the S8+ is available for Rs 64,900.
The aim is a vast improvement in quality that would lead to a surge in demand for low-end Android phones
Samsung's new addition to the Galaxy S10-series has something for everyone, says Khalid Anzar.
Micron Technology, a global leader in memory and storage, is considering supplying Made-in-India chips from its Gujarat plant to one of its key global clients, Apple, whose vendors assemble iPhones in the country. Micron is setting up an assembly test marking and packaging (ATMP) plant in Sanand, Gujarat. Currently, Apple vendors import chips for manufacturing iPhones. Sources in the know say the aim is to use part of the production to supply to Micron's clients in India directly.
Korean major Samsung Electronics plans to invest $5 million in its research and development facility in India and more than double manpower to 300 next year.
Following in Apple's footsteps, Alphabet - Google's parent company - is in advanced talks with Foxconn to manufacture Pixel smartphones in Tamil Nadu, an industrial state which will also double up as drone-manufacturing hub for the US tech giant soon. According to a state government release, officials from Google will soon visit Chennai to meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to hold discussion on manufacturing of Google Pixel near Chennai.
With J7 Duo, Samsung joins the bandwagon of rear dual camera phones at a budget.
Making the Pixel 8 in India will not necessarily bring the price down -- witness iPhones made in India that are more expensive than those in the US and Dubai.
Korean consumer durables major Samsung on Wednesday introduced 60 new products across all categories in India with an eye on achieving a 40 per cent jump in sales to $ 4.9 billion in the country by year-end.
The court made it clear that it was not expressing any opinion on the merit of the case pending before the trial court.
This is how the South Korean electronics major plans to indulge its Indian fans
Around 83 per cent people in a survey in India shared that 5G is one of the factors they consider while buying a new phone and nearly three in every five existing premium smartphone users are looking to upgrade their device to the next generation technology, according to a report released by Cybermedia Research. According to the survey, 81 per cent respondents prefer Oppo for 5G smartphone and 79 per cent opted for Samsung. The global survey conducted in India, China and West Europe found that 5G users, where the service is available, have experienced better video calls, faster downloads and ability to stream ultra high definition videos and satisfaction level from 5G services is around 80 per cent.
