Xiaomi leads smartphone market in India; JioPhone tops feature segmentMajor Chinese brands including Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Itel saw exceedingly healthy year-on-year growth while HTC, Asus, Intex, Videocon and Gi...
13 Feb, 2018, 08.42 AM IST
Gionee eyes spot in top 5 smartphone tally in India by MarchThe company, which competes with the likes of Samsung, Xiaomi, Lenovo and others, has also ramped up its marketing budget to around Rs 750 ...
15 Nov, 2017, 07.52 PM IST
Prices of smartphones won't increase: HandsetmakersAccording to industry data, 29 out of 36 value-added tax jurisdictions in India had a VAT rate on mobile phones of 5% along with a 1% excis...
30 Jun, 2017, 01.03 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
Gionee signs up Virat Kohli as brand ambassadorKohli will soon be seen in the upcoming campaign of Gionee, and will also be actively involved in a host of innovative marketing and custom...
10 Jan, 2017, 12.50 AM IST
Emerging brands to ship 32.5 million smartphone units this year: CMR studyThe report said emerging mobile handset vendors contributed 16% towards the overall smartphone shipments in 2015, growth from a mere 3% con...
30 Jun, 2016, 01.45 AM IST
Spotlight: Gadgets that are taking over the tech worldAttention, tech-enthusiasts! Here are some drool-worthy technologies that are making waves.
31 Mar, 2016, 11.50 AM IST
Tirupati on ‘Make in India’ map as Indian, Chinese handset cos check inAfter the Chinese giants, a bunch of domestic companies and some more investors from across the border are now entering the mobile manufact...
26 Oct, 2015, 10.31 AM IST
OnePlus joins 'Make in India' bandwagon, partners with FoxconnThe first batch of smartphones produced from Foxconn's Sri City facility in Andhra Pradesh will be commercially available by end of this ye...
13 Oct, 2015, 01.26 PM IST
China's Gionee kicks-off local production with Foxconn in Sri CityApart from Foxconn, the handset maker has also partnered with Noida-based Dixon Technologies for making phones in the country.
12 Oct, 2015, 06.09 PM IST
Gionee F103 review: Impressive performanceThe phone does not offer anything new that you cannot get from lower priced devices from competing brands.
08 Oct, 2015, 03.44 PM IST
Make in India: Gionee to invest $50 million to make handsets, ropes in Foxconn and DixonGionee said it will also increase investment in its R&D team in India which will work on software to give a better consumer experience.
11 Sep, 2015, 12.44 PM IST
Gionee ropes in Foxconn, Dixon to start local handset productionFoxconn will make smartphones for Gionee at its Sri City plant in Tamil Nadu, which houses assembly lines for bigger rival Xiaomi.
11 Sep, 2015, 10.02 AM IST
Gionee to spend Rs 225 crore on marketing next financial year; inks IPL dealThe company replaces Nokia as the principal sponsor for Kolkata Knight Riders and will put in an additional Rs 20 crore for picking up adve...
25 Mar, 2015, 05.58 PM IST
India's smartphone shipments rose by 68.5% in 2014Chinese handset makers including Xiaomi and Gionee more than doubled their market to 13%.
20 Feb, 2015, 05.15 AM IST
HC allows Xiaomi to sell Qualcomm-based handsets till January 8Xiaomi sells its handsets exclusively through e-commerce site Flipkart on every Tuesday, the court was told during the proceedings
17 Dec, 2014, 09.38 AM IST
Gionee concerned by Delhi High Court ruling on rival Xiaomi“With 4G technology coming in, patenting technology would be of huge importance for us,” said William Lu, president of Gionee Global.
16 Dec, 2014, 06.06 AM IST