Govt restricts imports of laptop, PCs, tabletsIndia's Directorate General of Foreign Trade has restricted the import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs, ultra small form factor compute...
03 Aug, 2023, 02.01 PM IST
Apple India's desktop and laptop shipments see a sharp fall in Q1Shipments of Apple's Mac PCs in India are expected to show some recovery in the second half of 2023, but the growth for the year could stil...
26 Apr, 2023, 12.41 AM IST
Phones priced around Rs 15,000 may speed up 5G adoption in IndiaThe sweet spot of affordability of 5G smartphones will be the ₹10,000-15,000 price point in 2023, industry executives said, adding telecom ...
27 Mar, 2023, 12.44 AM IST
Apple pushed smartphone ASPs to a record $224 in 2022: IDCApple’s iPhone shipments grew to a record 6.7 million units in 2022 from 4.8 million in 2021, with an average selling price of Rs 80,000, t...
21 Mar, 2023, 05.25 PM IST
2022 smartphone shipments fell 10% on year: IDCWhile other marker reported a change in the shipment rankings, IDC India said Xiaomi remained the largest smartphone brand by shipments in ...
10 Feb, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
Smartphone brands ramp up offline play with experience centres, doorstep services before festive seasonMarket trackers said this will create differentiation in the overall buying experience by showcasing a smartphone maker’s product-line and ...
14 Sep, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
Smartphone brands struggle to market their 5G devicesThe marketing of smartphone offering 5G support will also lead to a creative competition of sorts. Apart from the messaging, the creative o...
12 Jul, 2022, 10.22 AM IST
Shenzhen lockdown likely to hit Indian steel, electronics & automobile companiesIndian electronic device makers import a large chunk of parts from Shenzhen. Singh said the disruption will compound the problems caused by...
15 Mar, 2022, 01.08 AM IST
Smartphone projections flattened even after second wave wanesSmartphone market tracking firms have sharply cut their shipment growth estimates for 2021 to either flat or just 1% growth year on year fr...
12 May, 2021, 08.07 AM IST
Apple to expand retail play on strong demandThe expansion will be led by its exclusive retail partners even as Apple finalises work on its self-owned flagship store in Mumbai.
25 Mar, 2021, 10.39 AM IST
Apple to expand retail play on strong demandThe expansion will be led by its exclusive retail partners even as Apple finalises work on its self-owned flagship store in Mumbai.
25 Mar, 2021, 08.51 AM IST
Global semiconductor shortage likely to hit India where it hurts the mostSmartphone and computer market researcher IDC India research director Navkendar Singh said the shortage of key components such as chipsets,...
14 Dec, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
Not easy for local phone companies to match China peersLocal handset makers will need to invest on innovation and intellectual property to compete with Chinese peers.
27 Jun, 2020, 09.58 PM IST
Xiaomi replaces Samsung as overall market leader in Q4: IDCXiaomi also emerged as the market leader registering annual shipments of 43.6 million units in 2019, the highest ever smartphone shipments ...
07 Feb, 2020, 05.30 PM IST
Oppo India managing director Yi Wang quitsWang played a crucial role in Oppo journey in the country, since it entered the Indian market,” the company said in a statement.
29 Nov, 2018, 11.54 PM IST
Handset prices may go up on weak rupeeQueries sent to Samsung, Oppo and Vivo were not answered till press-time Monday. According to Counterpoint estimates, October was a record ...
12 Nov, 2018, 11.40 PM IST
Oppo, Vivo scale down distributors, retailers; focus on generating returnsIndustry experts said in New Delhi alone, the number of stores selling both brands has come down by almost a fifth to about 8,000. Vivo con...
08 Mar, 2018, 09.31 AM IST