Market reset: India pulls the plug on Chinese CCTV makersAs of April 1, new legislation will prevent the use of Chinese CCTV cameras in India, directly affecting companies such as Hikvision and Da...
31 Mar, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
Apple’s low-price play lifts India market shareApple is strategically reducing prices in India to capture more users. New affordable products like the MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e are bein...
23 Mar, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
India's smartphone market dials 8% volume growth in Q2 2025: Counterpoint TrackerCounterpoint Senior Research Analyst Prachir Singh noted that India's smartphone market recovery in Q2 2025 was further supported by an imp...
30 Jul, 2025, 03.16 PM IST
Smartphone shipments rise 1-5% in FY24; Chinese brands in top slotThe Indian smartphone market experienced a slight growth in 2024, with shipments reaching approximately 153-156 million units. Chinese bran...
31 Jan, 2025, 10.41 PM IST
Mobile makers bet on higher exports to growSmartphone makers are hoping for exports from India to continue their strong showing, which will drive their own growth as production level...
20 Apr, 2024, 10.38 AM IST
Premium smartphones with next-generation AI capabilities may cost more, says reportPremium smartphones with next-generation AI capabilities may cost more due to the components required to leverage the use of multi-modal ge...
21 Feb, 2024, 06.35 PM IST
Discounts, promos help smartphone cos cut inventory ahead of festivalsThe inventory has come down significantly from the 12-13 weeks' pile-up by the end of the March quarter as a result of aggressive promotion...
18 Aug, 2023, 08.20 AM IST
Apple may ship out record 8-9 million iPhones in 2023Market trackers expect Apple to achieve its best-ever market share of 6-7% by the end of 2023, riding on the back of its strongest performa...
22 Jul, 2023, 06.50 AM IST
Tier-2 5G phone sales help Amazon India clock double digit Q1 growthThe company however continues to trail behind fierce rival Flipkart in terms of accepting shipments from brands in Q1.
15 May, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Smartphone shipments outlook revised downwards for 2022While IDC India now expects an 8-9% on year decline, Cybermedia Research (CMR) pegs the fall at 5%, and Counterpoint Research and Strategy ...
17 Nov, 2022, 11.10 PM IST
Glance hits 140 million active users in Q1: Counterpoint ResearchThe researcher added that Glance is now installed on close to quarter of all smartphones in the country, thanks to the company’s model of w...
13 Jul, 2021, 04.07 PM IST
Offline sales of mobiles expected to grow in 2021Growth in the online channel has jumped in the last three years — growing from 38.4% share in 2018 to 41.7% in 2019, and is estimated to be...
25 Dec, 2020, 08.48 AM IST
‘Smartphone sales to fall 15% in 2020’IDC has now projected the smartphone market in India could hit as low as 130 million handsets as compared to earlier estimate of 140 millio...
01 Jun, 2020, 09.37 AM IST
Covid-19: Indian smartphone market to decline by 13-15%IDC has now projected the smartphone market in India could hit as low as 130 million handsets as compared to earlier estimate of 140 millio...
31 May, 2020, 09.50 PM IST
Vivo India revenue surges 78%, crosses Rs10k crore mark in FY18Vivo, which is also the country’s third largest smartphone brand by shipment share, posted India sales of Rs 11,179.3 crore in the fiscal e...
07 Sep, 2018, 10.08 AM IST
Fitbit formally enters Indian market, targets top spotFitbit has formally entered the Indian market by launching its complete range of fitness bands both online and offline.
25 Aug, 2015, 05.52 PM IST
Smartphone sales seen up in June quarterSmartphone sales in the country are estimated to have marginally grown during April-June after sales decline for two consecutive quarters.
09 Jul, 2015, 06.07 PM IST