Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio in talks with US handset company Flex for smartphone productionJio is in talks with US manufacturer Flex for locally producing about 100 million mobile phone handsets.
15 Dec, 2018, 09.18 PM IST
Reliance Jio 4G revolution may render the 2G feature phone extinctData shows market share of 2G phones has dropped to 30% in quarter ended June.
20 Oct, 2018, 11.11 AM IST
Reliance Jio’s Rs 501 Phone offer may force small handset firms to pack upJioPhone held a huge lead at the top of the featurephone market with 35.8% share, followed by Samsung with 9.8% share, and Itel, Nokia and ...
10 Jul, 2018, 10.54 AM IST
Xiaomi now shares No.1 spot with Samsung in IndiaThe battle for the top spot will get even more intense going forward as Xiaomi would want to consolidate its position on the back of 9 mill...
15 Nov, 2017, 08.19 AM IST
Carriers offer smartphones at rock bottom prices to counter Jio, raise revenuesWith all operators offering similar voice and data tariffs, expanding the market by converting voice customers to data customers has become...
24 Oct, 2017, 09.39 AM IST
Micromax-Vodafone bring 4G smartphone at under Rs 1,000Domestic handset maker Micromax on Monday launched "Bharat2 Ultra" budget smartphone at Rs 999 in partnership with telecom operator Vodafon...
24 Oct, 2017, 06.43 AM IST
Feature phone one of the most gifted items this Diwali“The feature phone market increased 18 per cent on-quarter in April-June quarter, contributing to almost 54 per cent of the total market," ...
19 Oct, 2017, 12.04 AM IST
Micromax partners with BSNL, launches 4G Volte featurephone at Rs 2,200The advanced 4G phone has a 2.4-inch display and is powered by a Snapdragon processor.
17 Oct, 2017, 06.51 PM IST
Reliance Retail ready to increase production to meet JioPhone demand“We will complete delivery of 6 million JioPhones by end of October,” said Anshuman Thakur, head of strategy and planning at Reliance Jio.
13 Oct, 2017, 08.47 PM IST
Reliance Jio cuts effective price of Lyf smartphonesThe offer will be available for consumers buying the models, online or offline, from October 2 till October 22.
03 Oct, 2017, 11.22 PM IST
JioPhone’s entry gives fresh lease of life to feature phonesJioPhone’s entry has brought some of the focus back to feature phones. The Reliance phone comes effectively free of cost to the consumer.
23 Sep, 2017, 10.15 AM IST
To combat Reliance Jio, Vodafone to offer free talk time with Itel phonesThe operator will offer talk time worth Rs 50 free for 18 months for consumers who buy one of 17 models priced between Rs 800 and Rs 1,600.
26 Aug, 2017, 12.38 AM IST
JioPhone Ripple Effect: More companies plan affordable 4G feature phone by 2017Lava has already launched a 4G feature phone using Spreadtrum chipset. Another mobile phone firm Intex has plans to launch a 4G feature pho...
02 Aug, 2017, 01.15 AM IST
Handset makers start exploring options including price cuts and carrier-bundlingExperts say that among the players with stakes in the feature phone segment, a large player like Samsung – may be able to reduce prices of ...
24 Jul, 2017, 01.09 AM IST
Jio impact: Feature phone players brace for business shakeupMost of the handset makers, according to experts, may now form more partnerships with telecom service providers to take on Jio.
22 Jul, 2017, 08.07 AM IST
Sub-Rs 2,000 Nokia feature phones to hit Indian market in January-MarchThe handsets will be rolled out in India around the same time at a price less than Rs 2,000.
13 Dec, 2016, 07.24 PM IST
Smartphone sales drop, users await affordable optionsSmartphone sales fell 8.2% sequentially in the January-March period, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) India.
28 May, 2016, 02.02 PM IST