The fall is unlikely to be offset by burgeoning demand for smart devices in emerging countries like India and China, IDC said.
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Tuesday posted a 31 per cent drop in consolidated profit to Rs 2,072 crore in the March quarter mainly due to devaluation of the Nigerian Naira. The company had registered a profit of Rs 3,005.6 crore in the year-ago period. The consolidated revenue of operations increased 4.4 per cent to Rs 37,599.1 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 36,009 crore a year earlier.
India is the world's third-largest smartphone market.
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To cash in on the festive season, mobile handset makers like Apple, HTC, Karbonn and Lava have launched a series of smartphones in the price range starting from Rs 5,000 to Rs 59,500 for Indian consumers.
The study suggests that by giving users round the clock access to emails, the all-singing, all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to their working day.
India is far behind global competitors such as Vietnam, Taiwan, and Mexico in increasing electronics exports to the US by making the most of Washington's tariff action against China. In 2018, the US imposed a 25 per cent punitive duty on a range of Chinese electronics items. The trade duties led to a sharp fall in Chinese electronics exports to the US from $207 billion in 2018 to $140.2 billion in 2019, down 32 per cent, according to Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) data, which has been analysed by ITC Trade Map.
Currently, the company sells a small quantity through the retail trade.
Amazon.com Inc's newest mobile device, a smartphone that may sport a 3D screen, is the retailer's latest attempt to exert its influence over the way consumers shop online.
The software company has already tied up with handset makers such as Intex and Spice.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley might next month launch mobile banking services for people not using smartphones.
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.
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A company based in Jaipur has sprung up overnight with a Rs 888 Android phone - Docoss X1.
Indians are going to invest in 12 million smartphones this year.
As part of a special series on gadget shopping for the festive season, we bring you a list of the the top 10 phones you can buy, ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 45,000.
Lenovo P780, Lenovo P770, Xolo B700, Salora PowerMaxx Z1 and the Sony Xperia C are currently the best Android smartphones under Rs 20,000 in terms of their battery life.
Most brokerages are betting that the new government will shift to a policy focussing on boosting rural incomes and consumption since that has clearly been a pain point.
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Here is a listing of the best smartphones you can get between Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000, on each operating system out there, bar iOS.
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While selecting these phones we have considered minute details of their specification sheet. Most emphasis was given to the performance, battery and camera of the handsets.
The reason? Price of open cell panels has gone up 15%. One of the main components in the manufacturing of TV sets, open cells contribute to 60%-65% of the manufacturing cost.
The Vedanta Group is aiming to invest $20 billion across all its businesses in India over the next four years, its chairman Anil Agarwal said on Wednesday. The group will sell the steel business only at the right price, and is committed to continue running it if it does not get the right price, Agarwal told PTI on the sidelines of a company event. "At the moment, we have a plan to invest $20 billion across sectors in four years time," Agarwal said.
Below par display, processor and storage are definite turn offs for Nokia fans.
The field of technology in the year 2010 was quite exciting and eventful especially in the segment of mobile phones, which returned as status symbols in India in its latest avatar - the smartphones.
'Stay New' empowers the customer to own a Galaxy smartphone of choice and upgrade the same in future, Samsung said.
This is the first time that sales of smartphones exceeded that of feature phones.
Android M would be built directly into cars allowing drivers to enjoy all the benefits of the internet without even plugging in their smartphones.
Nearly 665 million Indians or 45 per cent of the rural population did not have access to the internet as of 2023. Difficulty in understanding internet procedures, insufficient awareness of its benefits, and a lack of interest have emerged as the top reasons for a gap in internet penetration in rural India, according to a joint report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and Kantar. "The proficiency of English in rural India is very low. While we have content in Hindi, the internet is English-heavy.
Feature phones are cheap but have limited ability. But with smartphones, you can install apps and do many more things.
Samsung also unveiled its slimmest Galaxy handset.
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India on Monday announced the results for the country's first critical mineral auction. Amid the tepid response from big players, the list of successful bidders included some lesser known names. A total of five companies secured bids for six critical mineral blocks of graphite, manganese, phosphorite, lithium, and rare earth elements with auction premiums ranging from 13.05 per cent to 400 per cent.
The New Year is just a couple of weeks away and 2013 has seen an unending line of smartphones entering the market.
