By 2018, smartphones will account for 69 per cent of all handset shipments.
The smartphone wars that began in 2013 continue this year with every smartphone-maker lining up the next iteration of their hot-selling phones.
Among the top five vendors, Micromax (18 per cent) and Lava (54 per cent) were the only ones to have outstripped the market growth.
South Korea's LG Electronics unveiled a revamped version of its large-screen smartphone G Pro on Thursday, hoping it will help propel the company to the No. 3 spot in global smartphone sales this year.
The aim is a vast improvement in quality that would lead to a surge in demand for low-end Android phones
Microsoft Devices on Wednesday announced the launch of "most affordable" Lumia 530 dual SIM smartphone for Rs 7,349 in India.
While the 'Made in China' tag continues to be dominant as far as handsets in India go, things are beginning to change.
A report titled 'India Monthly Mobile Handsets Market Review', CMR claims that November last year was the third consecutive month when smartphone shipments in India crossed one million units and saw the launch of 23 smartphone models.
As 4G internet completes coverage of the entire country, rural markets have become the primary generator of sales.
In 2015, as many as 15 major Chinese smartphone brands stepped into India.
Samsung has advised consumers in 10 countries to trade their handsets for temporary replacement phones until it releases an updated flagship device.
These five smartphones running Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS bundle some neat features for those willing to pick a tab of Rs 20,000.
Yes you heard it right, will you buy this Xiaomi's signature edition of its flagship Redmi K20 Pro just launched.
The Chinese PC manufacturer looks to ride its India success and tap the promising mobile devices market.
The phone is available for pre-order starting July 31, beginning at USD 610 for a 16GB model.
As competition for the smartphones market hots up, new players are making waves.
LG has formally announced the new G Pro Lite smartphone with 5.5-inch display and a dual-core MediaTek mobile chipset.
The Ericsson Consumer Lab study was conducted among 4,000 smartphone users across 18 urban cities in India.
These are the best ones in terms of features and performance.
The company is already setting up shop elsewhere in Asia in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.
The app provides users with information so they can make more informed decisions on whether they want to avoid downloading power-hungry apps or remove such apps that were previously downloaded.
Priced at Rs 13,999, the it comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and 2GB RAM.
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, recently stated that he sees India in the same position that China was seven to ten years ago
The study is the first to evaluate a smartphone app as the sole method for monitoring weight loss, with researchers at the University of Leeds creating My Meal Mate to trial against similar products for monitoring food intake, an on-line food diary and the traditional paper version.
The British-built Strand-1 spacecraft, developed by scientists in Surrey, was sent into orbit from Sriharikota in India to test the capabilities of many standard smartphone components for a space environment.
Incubated for over three years, the OnePlus 5 comes with a Snapdragon 835 processor.
The interim budget 2024-24 on Thursday allocated Rs 1,277.80 crore for census, a significant reduction from 2021-22 when Rs 3,768 crore was allocated and an indication that the exercise may not be carried out even after three years of delay.
While Samsung and Apple remain the leaders, LG pushed HTC to the fourth spot becoming the world's No. 3 smartphone maker.
Pre-orders for the device will start from Tuesday and as part of the tie-up, Karbonn will start making the Amazon application available on its next generation smartphones starting with Titanium Hexa, priced at Rs 16,990.
We look at some smartphones that are loaded with useful features and give some punch, and at the same time go easy on your pocket.
Around 30,000 customers went ahead with the booking despite a technical glitch and 7 crore people signed up for the phone.
Not wanting to be burdened with unwanted bulk, software applications that are never used, Indian users are clearly steering towards the new generation smartphones.
How does one pick the right smartphone out of the confusing array? Here's what you need to keep in mind.
Regular use of smartphones may have a negative effect on the development of figural memory performance in adolescents.
Apple, returning the offensive, could roll out a smaller, cheaper "iPhone Mini" in 2014.
Hyundai's system uses wireless Near Field Communication technology, enabling one to lock, unlock the car.
Buying a phone on a low budget comes with the risk of buying a dud. So here is our list of phones that you will be happy buying.
Over 50 million phones were shipped to India in the first quarter of 2012, of which around 47 million were feature phones and nearly 3 million were smartphones.
Of the Rs 1.97 trillion that the government intends to spend on all 14 production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes, around Rs 41,000 crore remains unutilised as of now, according to a senior government official. This means that 80 per cent of the total allocated amount, or Rs 1.56 trillion, will be used to pay incentives to companies eligible to claim benefits over the next few years. The unutilised amount/savings result from undersubscription, lukewarm responses in the case of schemes such as textile, as well as a reduction in the allocation of schemes.
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