Most phones sold online end up in grey marketA New Delhi-based retailer aware of the practice said the aggregators, or “cutters”, have hundreds of user accounts on online platforms, op...
13 Jun, 2024, 08.52 AM IST
Chinese smartphone companies looking to expand their footprint face a loud adversary—Indian retailersChinese smartphone brands face retailer backlash in India over low margins, delayed payments, and stock issues. Retailers demand higher mar...
11 May, 2024, 09.54 PM IST
Vivo, Oppo say bye to Chinese 'agents,' bring in Indian onesVivo is likely to take up the office spaces currently occupied by the agents and convert them into its own state office, executives said. O...
08 Mar, 2024, 05.11 AM IST
China’s top mobile phone manufacturer BBK Group continues to lead Indian marketBBK had a revenue of Rs 81,870 crore in 2022-23 even though it declined by over 2% year-on-year. This includes sales of the five BBK Group ...
06 Feb, 2024, 01.06 AM IST
Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and Lenovo under probe over alleged GST evasionThe Indian government is pursuing unpaid tax dues from Chinese smartphone brands, including Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and PC maker Lenovo, and in...
22 Jul, 2023, 01.09 AM IST
Oppo dodged Rs 4,389 crore tax, says govt; Ola Electric invests $100M to make its own batteriesEarlier today, the Ministry of Finance said officials from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence conducted searches at Oppo India and fou...
13 Jul, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
Taxmen raid Oppo, Xiaomi, Rising Star, Dixon officesMore than 20 premises in the National Capital Region, Mumbai, Rajkot and Karnataka linked to Oppo and Xiaomi were searched by the tax depar...
23 Dec, 2021, 09.49 AM IST
OnePlus begins smartphone exports from IndiaOnePlus is also planning a deeper play into India by taking a leaf out of Apple’s playbook.
28 Sep, 2019, 06.38 AM IST
Handset makers expect lower taxes to give fillip to R&D, manufacturingMove will help India achieve $190-billion handsets manufacturing target: ICEA
21 Sep, 2019, 08.05 AM IST
Huawei Nova 3i review: For those who prefer style over powerThanks to the metal and glass body, the Nova 3i appears and feels like a premium flagship.
30 Aug, 2018, 07.57 AM IST
Chinese premium smartphone maker OnePlus has made India its second headquartersThe Indian market contributes around 40% of our total revenue making it the biggest followed by our entire European operations.
07 Sep, 2017, 04.05 PM IST
need2know: 9 macro cues for your day on D-StreetThe FDI consolidated policy has relaxed the sourcing norms for FDI in single brand retail.
29 Aug, 2017, 07.57 AM IST
Nubia Z11 review: A phone that ticks all the right boxesDue to the bezel-less display, the phone is overall slimmer in dimensions compared to other phones with similar size screen.
14 Dec, 2016, 02.02 PM IST
'Asus Zenfone 3' review: A worthy but overpriced successorDesign has been given a complete overhaul with the Zenfone 3 — it now has a metal unibody design with Asus’ signature concentric circle pat...
07 Sep, 2016, 08.36 AM IST
Online-only smartphone brands like Xiaomi, Motorola to take offline route amid concerns that revised norms may hurt ecommerce bizOnline exclusive smartphone brands such as Xiaomi, OnePlus, LeEco, Motorola and InFocus are accelerating plans to create significant offlin...
08 Apr, 2016, 03.04 AM IST
Global handset makers Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Motorola may soon get to directly connect with buyersGlobal handset makers may soon be able to sell directly to customers in India through their own ecommerce platforms by manufacturing their ...
20 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Global handset makers like Samsung, Xiaomi and others may soon be able sell directly to consumers onlineGlobal handset makers Samsung Electronics, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Lenovo-Motorola and others may soon be able to sell directly to customers in In...
19 Nov, 2015, 11.22 PM IST