Page 4 - Mobile Phones

Finance ministry looks to curb smuggling of top-end mobile phones

FinMin considers proposal to reduce basic Customs duty on phones with a cost, insurance and freight value of over Rs 35,000

India sees up to $9 bn mobile phone exports in FY23: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

India expects its mobile phones exports to rise to 700 billion rupees ($8.50 billion) to 750 billion rupees ($9.11 billion) this fiscal year, a government minister said on Thursday

Samsung India sells mobile phones worth Rs 14,400 crore between Sept-Oct

Samsung India sold mobile phones worth Rs 14,400 crore between September-October and recorded 99 per cent growth in the premium category smartphones in the first three quarters of 2022, a senior company official said on Friday. Samsung India senior director and head of product marketing Aditya Babbar told PTI that the company recorded a 178 per cent jump in sales in value terms of 5G smartphones between January-September 2022 on a year-over-year basis. "Samsung had a record festive season this year. This was an outstanding performance on account of great revenue which we posted of Rs 14,400 crore in a 60-day period starting September 1," he said. Without disclosing the exact percentage, Babbar said that the growth was in the healthy double-digit compared to sales during the festive period last year. He said that Samsung Finance Plus was one of the key contributors to the growth and the transaction on the platform tripled to over 10 lakh during the festive season. "The growth has b

In a first, India's monthly mobile phone exports touched $1 bn in September

Monthly mobile phone exports from India touched the $1 billion mark for the first time ever in the month of September this year

The real reason to turn on aeroplane mode when you fly is frequency band

Here's the real reason to turn on aeroplane mode when you fly

'Same cable helps': Common charger for all mobile devices on cards

Dept of Consumer Affairs calls top players for a meeting today to discuss issue

What is a Virtual Mobile Number? Benefits, usage and other details

A virtual phone number is not tied to a physical location or a specific device. Here is what you need to know about virtual mobile numbers and how you can get one

Should India exclude Chinese from the sub-Rs 10K 5G device category?

Telecom firms and others are concerned that such a move could stymie the effort to build affordable 5G phones in the sub-Rs 10,000 category

India at 75: Personalities, brands, markets - A look back into the future

The platinum jubilee of Independence is a good time to recall how far we've come as a country and tip our hat to the businesses and innovations that have shaped this journey

Led by new-gen investors, mobile trading accounts for a fifth of trades

Higher smartphone penetration and lower data charges are powering this trend, say industry players

iQOO Neo 6 5G to launch in India today: Check specifications, likely price

The mid-range phone will reportedly be an Amazon-exclusive product

Registration in 'do not disturb' list no deterrent to pesky calls: Survey

A majority of mobile phone users receive unwanted or pesky calls and text messages even after having registered their numbers in the Trai's 'national do not call' registry, a survey report said

Google Fi cuts starting price of unlimited phone plans from $30 to $20

Google Fi service provides telephone calls, SMS and mobile broadband using cellular networks

Mobile phone exports set to cross Rs 43,500 crore this financial year: ICEA

The export of mobile phones from India is driven by Apple and Samsung

China's mobile phone shipments reach 282 mln units in Jan-Oct, up 12% YoY

Meanwhile, shipments of 5G smartphones in China reached 167.5 million units in 2020

9,000 mobile phones looted in Madhya Pradesh, case filed in UP

The incident took place on October 5 in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district but a case was registered in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura.

'Made in India' iPhones make Apple's 70% domestic market sales

According to sources in the know, Apple value addition in the country for mobile devices currently was around 15 per cent

India's mobile phone exports log over 3-fold growth in April-June: ICEA

As domestic manufacturing gains momentum, exports of mobile phones witnessed a 250 per cent growth in April-June, compared to the same period of the last fiscal, said the ICEA

Export-focussed sectors express disappointment over RoDTEP rates

The industry associations representing these sectors rued that the rates are lower than what companies enjoyed under the now discontinued MEIS scheme

Motorola Edge S Pro launch on Thursday: Check specifications and features

The all-new Edge S Pro is an upgraded version of the original Edge S model