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
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
Vivo posts highest ever loss of Rs 349 crore in FY20, but revenue up 45% on yearThis comes after its sister brand Oppo also reported its largest loss-making year in FY20 with losses amounting to Rs 2,203 crore. Both Viv...
09 Mar, 2021, 01.13 PM IST
China's BBK Group overtakes Samsung to become India's largest mobile phone makerBBK Group’s sales through its two entities in India – Oppo Mobiles India and Vivo Mobile India – increased 65% year-on-year to Rs 63,635 cr...
15 Feb, 2021, 09.00 PM IST
A snapshot of how much Indians spend on buying Chinese smartphonesThe disclosure by Oppo Mobiles India, the flagship entity of China’s BBK Group in India, also said sales slowed down and profit took a hit ...
09 Aug, 2020, 07.18 PM IST
Chinese phone companies may spice up premium space in 2020Premium smartphones those priced over Rs 30,000 are expected to grow by 48% in 2020, according to Counterpoint Technology Market Research. ...
31 Dec, 2019, 07.39 AM IST
BBK Electronics revenue shows demand intact for Chinese handsetsBBK's two leading brands - Oppo and Vivo have doubled their combined India revenue between April and September this year to Rs 34,500 crore...
21 Nov, 2019, 10.06 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
Vivo’s market share doubles in January-March quarterChinese company’s share rises to 12% from 6% a year ago; Xiaomi, Samsung growth slows.
30 Apr, 2019, 08.10 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
Indians spent over Rs 50k crore on Chinese phones in FY18Consumers spent on just the top 4 Chinese brands, nearly twice what they spent last fiscal.
29 Oct, 2018, 09.52 AM IST
Xiaomi, Samsung are fighting it out in the Rs 10,000 & Rs 25,000 smartphones rangeThe segment expanded nearly 50% last year and is expected to accelerate further in 2018, becoming critical for the major players that want ...
04 Jun, 2018, 07.06 AM 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
Change in strategy, lack of desi 4G phones helps Chinese handset makers outsmart Indian rivalsChina's phonemakers are eating into the market share of home-grown smartphone makers who have failed to compete on products, marketing and ...
02 Jan, 2018, 12.36 PM IST
Oppo’s India sales jump over 750 per cent in FY17Oppo Mobiles India saw sales surge to Rs 7,974.29 crore in the year ended March 2017, a 754% increase from Rs 933.74 crore in the fiscal be...
04 Dec, 2017, 10.39 AM IST
Over 29 million smartphones shipped to India in Q1: ReportShobhit Srivastava, Research Analyst at Counterpoint, said the average selling price of smartphones in India increased by Rs 2,000 during t...
28 Apr, 2017, 06.45 PM 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