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Reliance Jio’s Rs 501 Phone offer may force small handset firms to pack upJioPhone held a huge lead at the top of the featurephone market with 35.8% share, followed by Samsung with 9.8% share, and Itel, Nokia and ...
Reliance Jio pips Samsung to top featurephone tableIn quarter to December, JioPhone had a 27 pe cent market share followed by Samsung with 17 per cent and Micromax at third spot, says Counte...
India may become top revenue generator for Nokia phone maker HMD by next year: CEO Florian SeicheFrom a global perspective, in featurephones, we're probably by the year end No 1 in the world in terms of value. We are either No 1 or No 2...
Carriers offer smartphones at rock bottom prices to counter Jio, raise revenuesWith all operators offering similar voice and data tariffs, expanding the market by converting voice customers to data customers has become...
Feature phone one of the most gifted items this Diwali“The feature phone market increased 18 per cent on-quarter in April-June quarter, contributing to almost 54 per cent of the total market," ...
Xiaomi turns up smartphone heat on Samsung in Q3, Nokia makes strong moves in feature phones: CounterPointThe revival in the featurephone segment has been on the back of models under the Rs 1,000 price band with Nokia 105, and other affordable y...
Nokia may foray into 4G feature phonesIf we see a viable business proposition, we will definitely consider it and participate,” said Ajey Mehta, India VP for HMD Global.
India to have 1500 mobile phone, ecosystem factories by 2020: IMC2017"Right now, we have 104 factories... by 2020, we expect that 1450-1500 plants will come up through the phased manufacturing program," said ...
JioPhone’s entry gives fresh lease of life to feature phonesJioPhone’s entry has brought some of the focus back to feature phones. The Reliance phone comes effectively free of cost to the consumer.
To combat Reliance Jio, Vodafone to offer free talk time with Itel phonesThe operator will offer talk time worth Rs 50 free for 18 months for consumers who buy one of 17 models priced between Rs 800 and Rs 1,600.
JioPhone Ripple Effect: More companies plan affordable 4G feature phone by 2017Lava has already launched a 4G feature phone using Spreadtrum chipset. Another mobile phone firm Intex has plans to launch a 4G feature pho...
Handset makers start exploring options including price cuts and carrier-bundlingExperts say that among the players with stakes in the feature phone segment, a large player like Samsung – may be able to reduce prices of ...
Jio impact: Feature phone players brace for business shakeupMost of the handset makers, according to experts, may now form more partnerships with telecom service providers to take on Jio.
Sub-Rs 2,000 Nokia feature phones to hit Indian market in January-MarchThe handsets will be rolled out in India around the same time at a price less than Rs 2,000.
Smartphone sales drop, users await affordable optionsSmartphone sales fell 8.2% sequentially in the January-March period, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) India.
Philips to re-enter India mobile handset market, to launch smartphones and feature phonesPhilips brand of featurephones and smartphones will be launched on May 28 in New Delhi by Sang Fei Consumer Communications Co.
As Microsoft-Nokia comes calling, smartphones to get cheaperMS, which bought Nokia's devices biz, plans to bring down all barriers to smartphone segment; Gionee hopes to become a household brand in 2...