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
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
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
Indian smartphone market grows just 2% year-on-year on supply chain woesSupply chains remained the biggest challenge for leading vendors such as Xiaomi and Vivo as they struggled to secure components for their v...
21 Apr, 2022, 06.52 PM IST
Anti-China mood no hurdle for electronics brandsComputer maker Lenovo increased its sales in India year-on-year in 2020-21 while smartphone makers Xiaomi and Vivo reported marginal fall i...
17 Feb, 2022, 12.06 AM IST
Chinese smartphones driving digital payments adoption in India: PhonePe reportThe top two players -- Xiaomi and Vivo -- cornered nearly 45% share of the total customer base in the third quarter of 2021.
19 Oct, 2021, 08.02 PM IST
Smartphone makers resume launches, eye pent up demandThis is particularly important as overall demand is not expected to revive until the third quarter of 2020, said industry executives and an...
13 May, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
Vivo to set up over 250 exclusive stores this year to expand retail networkThe company has launched a new experiential flagship store in Thane and plans to have 20 more such stores. On the experiential store, the c...
08 Feb, 2020, 04.42 PM IST
Smartphone growth slows to 7% in 2019: Counterpoint“Due to availability of better performance devices, the smartphone market in India has matured, with people holding on to their devices for...
25 Jan, 2020, 07.19 AM IST
Chinese, Korean brands kings of Indian electronics marketIndustry executives said these companies such as Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Realme, Motorola and Haier now control the largest chunk of t...
30 Nov, 2019, 07.54 AM IST
Xiaomi India's Deepak Nakra joins Realme as sales headAt present, Vivo and Xiaomi are the two leading smartphone makers who have taken ownership of their retail operations in the country under ...
12 Jul, 2019, 07.56 PM 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
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
Vivo India revenue surges 78%, crosses Rs10k crore mark in FY18Vivo, which is also the country’s third largest smartphone brand by shipment share, posted India sales of Rs 11,179.3 crore in the fiscal e...
07 Sep, 2018, 10.08 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
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