Smartwatch boom cools off in 2025Smartwatch shipments in India have declined for five consecutive quarters, dropping 33% year-on-year in Q1 2025. The industry is shifting f...
20 May, 2025, 11.25 PM IST
Smartwatch shipments plunged 30% in 2024: ReportThe steep decline was blamed on a slower replacement cycle due to limited innovation in lower-price segments, poor sensor accuracy, unclear...
24 Feb, 2025, 12.54 PM IST
July-Sept wearables shipment down 30% as brands clear inventoryWearable brands faced a decline in demand during the recent festive season. Shipments dropped as brands reduced inventory. Boat, a leading ...
06 Nov, 2024, 11.29 PM IST
India smartwatch shipments stagnates in Jan-Mar quarter, Apple Watch grows 3 timesSmartwatch shipments in the Indian market stagnated for the first time in the January-March quarter, with top players Fire Boltt, Noise, an...
06 Jun, 2024, 08.39 PM IST
Smart TV shipments fall 14% y-o-y in India; Samsung takes the leadSamsung overtook Xiaomi for the first time in the March quarter to become the leading player in the smart TV segment, followed by LG and Xi...
30 May, 2024, 05.37 PM IST
Smart TV prices to go up this year, shipments down 16 pc in India in 2023: ReportA report suggests that prices of smart TVs may increase in the first half of the year due to rising panel costs in the global market. Brand...
28 Mar, 2024, 10.33 PM IST
Samsung gets go-ahead for BP/ECG readings on smartwatchesSamsung has received approval to enable blood pressure measurement and ECG readings on its smartwatches, bringing them on par with the Appl...
16 Jan, 2024, 04.07 PM IST
Research companies raise India's wearables shipments forecastsIDC said India has the lowest ASPs for wearables, falling steadily from $31 in 2021 to a forecast of $23-25 by the end of 2023. The researc...
19 Jun, 2023, 12.15 AM IST
Boat leads neckband market with 25.7% in Q1 in India: ReportBoat captured the first position due to its significant presence.
28 May, 2022, 04.55 PM IST
4-brand owner BBK Electronics unseats XiaomiThe Chinese company - BBK Electronics, the holding company behind Vivo, Oppo, Realme and OnePlus is close on Xiami's heels.
27 Jul, 2019, 10.57 AM IST
Realme in talks LFRs like Reliance Retail, Croma to grow offline handset businessIt is also preparing to set up its own exclusive stores through foreign direct investment in single-brand retail under the automatic route.
15 Jul, 2019, 09.53 PM IST
Online smartphone shipments highest ever in Q12019Xiaomi led the online market with 43% share, which though came down from 57% for the same quarter last year.
10 Jun, 2019, 11.09 PM IST
India smartphone shipment grows 4 pc to 31 mn in March quarter: CounterpointThe market share of Chinese brands in the Indian smartphone market reached a record 66 per cent during the first quarter of 2019.
26 Apr, 2019, 04.25 PM IST
Premium phone users in no hurry for changeWith no exciting models, they don’t mind waiting for over 2 years.
16 Apr, 2019, 07.11 AM IST
Smartphone companies may end 2018 with 50m sets in cartBesides, in October-December, smartphone sales growth through the ecommerce channel is set to far outpace offline sales for the second quar...
10 Nov, 2018, 07.41 AM IST
Oppo in talks with gear makers to set up production units in IndiaHolitech, which provides components to the world's top five brands, excluding Apple, will set up a plant in Andhra Pradesh to locally produ...
21 Aug, 2018, 11.39 PM IST
Rakesh Jhunjunwala wants innovators to tie up with large companies to scale up the business"Because he is crazy, he is an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur believes that he can achieve truly what the society says is impossible," Jhunj...
12 Dec, 2012, 01.10 PM IST