Waiting for your dream phone to get cheaper? That moment may never comeSmartphone prices are no longer dropping predictably. The demand for AI chips is causing component costs to surge. This means phones are la...
20 May, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
Old stock turns gold for retailers as smartphone prices rise amid memory cost inflationAs memory prices experience inflation, the landscape of India's smartphone market is shifting. Retailers momentarily benefit from increased...
12 May, 2026, 01.25 AM IST
Is OpenAI launching a mobile phone? Here’s the lowdownOpenAI is reportedly accelerating its AI agent smartphone development, with mass production targeted for early 2027. This device aims to mo...
06 May, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Samsung, Apple outpace rivals as global memory chip crunch hits Chinese smartphone makersA global memory chip shortage is impacting smartphone makers. Samsung and Apple are growing their market share. Chinese companies like Xiao...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
One in four smartphones made in India comes from homegrown manufacturers as exports power growthIndian companies are now making over a quarter of smartphones sold in the country. Dixon Technologies leads this surge, becoming India's la...
25 Apr, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
Noida@50: How Sanjay Gandhi’s Emergency-era idea turned dusty fields at Rs 4 to Rs 5 lakh per sq yardNoida, established on April 17, 1976, during India's Emergency, was conceived from an aerial view by Sanjay Gandhi to relocate Delhi's fact...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
India smartphone shipments fall to 6-year low in Q1 amid price hikes: Counterpoint ResearchIndia's smartphone shipments experienced a 3% year-on-year decline in Q1 2026, reaching a six-year low due to cost pressures and price hike...
17 Apr, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
Supreme Court of India seeks replies on 28% IGST plea on phone batteriesThe Supreme Court is examining a customs department appeal. It seeks higher taxes on imported lithium-ion batteries for mobile phones. Manu...
11 Apr, 2026, 12.40 AM 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
Oppo, Vivo sales jump 67% in FY19On a standalone basis, Oppo’s sales went up by 80% at Rs 21,524.6 crore, while Vivo grew by 54% at Rs 17,201.79 crore in 2018-19. BBK Elect...
07 Nov, 2019, 09.07 AM IST
Oppo, Vivo post combined loss of Rs 1,225 crore even as sales rise 20%Industry executives attributed the loss to aggressive investments by the companies in the Indian market and absorbing the impact of the rup...
12 Dec, 2018, 08.23 PM IST
Oppo, Vivo offer retailers unkindest cutOppo and Vivo, both founded by Chinese billionaire Duan Yongping, cut the margin offered to large chains to 14-15% from 23-25%, the executi...
09 Jan, 2018, 08.33 AM IST
Oppo, Vivo send Chinese expats home on low sales, high hostilityMore than 400 Chinese expats working for Oppo and Vivo are headed back home after sharp falls in July and August smartphone sales.
28 Aug, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
Sales of Oppo, Vivo drop 30% in JulySales of Oppo and Vivo declined 30% in July and they continue to remain down this month, according to four leading cellphone retail chains ...
14 Aug, 2017, 11.32 PM IST
ET Mag Analysis: Can Samsung Counter the Oppo-Vivo Flanking Maneuver?Delhi, 29 April 2017 In 2015, Apple smartphones had grabbed a cool 13.6% share in China. Playing catch-up were two local labels, Oppo and V...
29 Apr, 2017, 06.40 PM IST
Amid big online craze, Vivo and Oppo go offline and winLast quarter, Indian smartphone vendors were pushed out of the top five by the Chinese brigade, who now controls almost half the local mark...
31 Jan, 2017, 12.32 AM IST
How Apple lost ground to Oppo & VivoThe man who's clobbering Apple started out low on the tech spectrum. Duan made his fortune selling DVD players, telephones and game console...
23 Nov, 2016, 10.17 AM IST