Dixon to buy majority stake in Transsion manufacturing unitDixon Technologies, India's top contract manufacturer, plans to acquire a majority stake in Ismartu India, a manufacturing unit of Chinese ...
09 Apr, 2024, 04.37 PM IST
Dixon eyes India unit of China handset maker Transsion HoldingsThe talks come amid greater scrutiny of Chinese firms operating in the handset ecosystem. The Centre wants Indian companies and executives ...
03 Apr, 2024, 08.27 AM IST
Global smartphone market to witness modest growth in 2024: reportIn the saturated market competition, vendors must continuously enhance their capabilities and focus on profit and product portfolio optimis...
29 Oct, 2023, 05.17 PM IST
Tecno aims to break into the top five smartphone brands: Transsion India CEO“By the end of this year, we should be getting over 7% of the market share. And, maybe we will have a more significant number… we're certai...
12 Aug, 2023, 01.01 PM IST
‘Long tail’ smartphone brands flex muscles as bigger rivals stutterIndia’s consumer market is experiencing rising demand for luxury tech brands like Apple and OnePlus, as well as cheaper devices from budget...
07 Aug, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
Smartphone companies no longer keen on mass segmentThe mass segment, under ₹10,000, has seen a 15% decline in shipments in the first quarter of 2022, according to market trackers, resulting ...
17 May, 2022, 08.09 AM IST
Amid second wave, phone companies delay new launchesAccording to Counterpoint Research, on average there have been over 30+ new launches in May during the pre-pandemic years—34 in 2017, 42 in...
11 May, 2021, 08.06 AM IST
Smartphone market down just 4% in 2020 on higher demand in second half of the yearXiaomi recaptured the number one spot with 26% share in the October-December quarter, followed by Samsung’s 20%, Vivo’s 15%, Realme’s 11% a...
27 Jan, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
Fringe brands step up phone launches to cash in on Covid-induced surge in demandBrands like LG, ASUS, Karbonn, Gionee, iTel, Infinix, Tecno, Motorola, Nokia, Sony and Honor have all scampered into the market with new sm...
05 Oct, 2020, 08.32 AM IST
Lockdown 3.0: Tecno launches doorstep smartphone delivery with over 35,000 retailersConsumers can reach out to their preferred retailers via Tecno's website and enter their PIN code details. The microsite with a store locat...
09 May, 2020, 02.02 PM IST
Infinix to bring smart TVs to India next yearSmartphone maker Infinix will soon join peers such as Xiaomi, Motorola and OnePlus by bringing its smart televisions (TVs) to the Indian ma...
15 Dec, 2019, 04.21 PM IST
Transsion looks to set up industrial park in IndiaThe company is looking at 40-50 acres and is talking to different states, where mobile phone accessories under the Oraimo brand will be mad...
10 Jul, 2019, 07.47 PM IST
Transsion’s Infinix to open global R&D center in India; in talks with component makers to start India operationsInfinix’s India CEO Anish Kapoor said that the company is aiming to capture 8-10% online market share by 2018 calendar end.
24 Aug, 2018, 06.44 AM IST
Samsung’s Prashanth Mani likely to join Lenovo-Motorola India replacing Sudhin MathurLenovo-Motorola slipped one spot to the fourth place in October-December 2017, behind Xiaomi, Samsung and Vivo, according to US-based marke...
04 Jun, 2018, 06.42 AM IST
China's Transsion in talks to tie up for JioPhoneItel, which is among the top three players in the feature phone segment in India, is part of the Transsion Group that also sells handsets u...
21 Mar, 2018, 11.27 PM IST
Handset companies seek help to stay competitive against Chinese rivalsKarbonn and Intex argued that the Chinese players were not expanding the government’s Digital India vision by not launching sub-Rs 5,000 sm...
30 Jun, 2017, 01.31 AM IST
Chinese firm Transsion to launch its Tecno smartphones in IndiaTranssion had launched its 'itel' brand in India last year and is now exploring the potential of launching its third brand -- Infinix -- in...
17 Apr, 2017, 06.57 PM IST