How did Micromax achieve this feat though? It wasn't simply a matter of better marketing but a combination of pricing, timing and offering that did the trick for the desi brand.
Shipment of 5G smartphones in the country continues to gain traction and such devices accounted for 22 per cent market share in the third quarter of 2021, according to CMR. As per CMR's India Mobile Handset Market Review Report for Q3 2021, more than 20 5G-capable smartphones were launched over the course of the quarter.
The company might look to reduce workforce in its mobile phone division.
Judge noted that Apple had not presented enough evidence that its patented features drove consumer demand for the entire iPhone.
Think what Samsung has done for you, me and all. It has made our life easier, happening and connected through its TVs, mobile phones, audio-video products, computers and many more. The list is too long, but we have tried here to compile ten best Samsung gadgets.
They come up with Samsung Galaxy A3, a premium phone, to take on competition from the Chinese!
Can the launch of smartphones under its own brand name by Finnish company HMD Global - despite having a licence to use the Nokia brand which it bought from Microsoft - help it regain its once dominant position in the mobile phone sweepstakes in India, where it was once routed? In 2009, Nokia was the country's largest MNC with revenues of $4 billion and a market share touching 80 per cent in 2010. After this, its fortunes fell. Although it had been the first global player to set up an assembly plant, not only to assemble phones for the local market but for exports, it had to shut down operations in 2014.
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.
The new phone will transmit data at nearly twice the normal speed.
Says that 'challenging business conditions' would remain in current quarter, even as it posted an operating profit of $5.05 billion for December quarter
The Canadian smartphone maker is banking on its platform-agnostic security and software products to make incursions in the market.
The move, however, is unlikely to prompt its rivals in India - Chinese manufacturers like Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi - to do the same.
The government gave clearance to five global and five Indian players that have made a commitment to a production value of 12.5-trillion phones in five years under the Production Linked Incentive scheme.
The truth will be out when the company unveils the real Galaxy S IV at around 4.25 am, IST.
Mobile carriers requested the company for a US launch.
At Rs 32,500, the 4G-enabled Samsung Galaxy A8 is only for dyed-in-the-wool fans, says Himanshu Juneja
On Wednesday, Lee junior, 44, was promoted to vice chairman, moving him a step closer to eventually taking over from his 70-year-old father in what looks to be a well choreographed long-term succession plan. And investors seem to like the idea.
Of the smartphones market of 5.50 million units, Samsung had a 41.6 per cent share, while Nokia and RIM had 19.2 per cent and 12.1 per cent share, respectively.
The smartphones have 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED screen.
The chipmaker's Clover Trail+ mobile chip will be used in one version of its 10.1-inch tablet.
Samsung Z1 is power-packed with amazing features.
The company plans to bring more 4G-enabled devices in near future in a lower price range.
The government on Monday extended the period of production-linked incentive scheme for large-scale electronics manufacturing with a focus on mobile phones by a year until 2025-26. The base year of the scheme 2019-20 remains the same but the companies will have the option to choose their five-year period either from the base year or the year 2020-21 for calculation of the incentives under the scheme. "Now we have extended the tenure of the scheme from 2020-21 to 2025-26. "Earlier, it would have ended in 2024-25.
Foundries in Taiwan account for more than 75 per cent of the chips that mobile devices made in India need, according to estimates by the Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), which represents global and domestic manufacturers. The number is slightly lower, 60 per cent, if one considers all chips -- those of consumer electronics, PCs, laptops, autos, etc. This ties in with the fact that foundries in Taiwan, led by TSMC, account for over 70 per cent of the world's microchip supply, according to estimates by Gartner.
The system will wed BlackBerry's security platform with the South Korean company's own security software for its Galaxy devices.
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.
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.
Samsung India, which claims to be number two in India, is planning to get into Blackberry's shoes. The company is expected to officially announce the launch of two handsets, one a touchscreen and another slider phone, in the business phone segment.
Samsung also battling low-cost Chinese vendors.
Currently, most of the mobile handsets sold in India are imported from China either fully built or in knocked-down versions.
And it is available at a competitive price!
A sneak-peek into all the power-packed action happening in teh world of technology at the Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.
While the government has not barred procurement of equipment from Chinese companies, the process to amend the general financial rules (GFR) 2017 has started. This will impose restrictions on bidders in public procurement from countries that share a land border with India, reports Megha Manchanda.
Samsung Galaxy K zoom is chunky. Many of its features will make users cringe and lament about compromises Samsung has made, apart from its poor battery life and not so stellar display
It has 18.9 per cent share of the market, down from 22.6 per cent for the third quarter of 2018 while Xiaomi has 27.1 per cent share.
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As 4G internet completes coverage of the entire country, rural markets have become the primary generator of sales.
Samsung has unveiled its new line of slim mobile phones with the launch of 'The Ultra Edition Series' in New Delhi.
The deal covers patents currently owned by the companies, as well as any filed in the next 10 years.
Mobile phone sales across the world totalled 435 million units in the second quarter of 2013.
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