Page 8 - Smartphone Industry

16 companies including Asus to launch phones with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC

Asus has stated that the ROG Phone 6 will be the first gaming phone to come with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC

OnePlus Nord 2T will be the first phone to use Dimensity 1300 chipset

The Dimensity 1300 is a 6nm chip (from TSMC's foundries), it has four Cortex-A78 cores (one at 3.0GHz, three at 2.6GHz), four A55 cores (2.0GHz) and a Mali-G77 MC9 GPU

OnePlus bets on Nord to take premium phone experience to small towns

In less than three years of its inception, OnePlus said the Nord category has become a community favourite. This is crucial as India is the largest smartphone market after China

India's refurbished smartphone market expected to reach $10 bn by 2026

A new breed of tech-enabled startups and players like Cashify, HyperXchange and Yaantra (owned by Flipkart), among others, are fuelling the growth of the used smartphone market in India

Global smartphone market shrinks 11% in Q1, China badly hit: Report

The Chinese market caused nearly half the worldwide decline, mainly due to seasonal weakness, according to market research firm Canalys

Apple delivers strong quarterly results, but warns of trouble ahead

Despite headwinds, the results for the January-March period drew a picture of a still-expanding empire generating massive profits that have yielded the firm a $2.7 trillion market value

Rising oil prices, inflation to hit India's smartphone market in 2022

The biggest challenge this year will be maintaining device affordability in India, according to global market research firm Canalys

OnePlus says strengthening its localisation efforts in India market

OnePlus had a hugely successful 2021, shipping 11 million smartphones globally which is the highest annual shipment in its history.

India awaits tech as global 5G smartphone sales surpass 4G for 1st time

While India still awaits to experience the 5G technology, the sales penetration of 5G-capable smartphones reached 51 per cent globally in January this year

Vivo to invest Rs 3.5k cr in India by 2023, to start export devices in 2022

Smartphones maker Vivo plans to invest Rs 3,500 crore in two years to boost its manufacturing facility and start exporting devices from India this year, a senior company official said on Wednesday.

Samsung begins pre-reserve process for Galaxy S22, Tab S8 series in India

Customers can pre-reserve Galaxy S22 Series smartphone through 'Galaxy S22 Pre-reserve VIP Pass' and Galaxy Tab S8 Series through 'Galaxy Tab S8 Pre-reserve VIP Pass'

How Samsung Galaxy rewrote smartphone history in last decade

The Samsung Galaxy S was the world's first smartphone to be launched with a Super AMOLED display, an ultra-thin screen that consumes less power and provides crisper and more vivid picture quality

Samsung tops global smartphone market in 2021 with 271 million units

The global smartphone market grew for the first time since 2017, with annual shipments reaching 1.39 billion units in 2021, with Samsung leading the pack with 271 million units, a new report showed

Amid supply chain issues, Xiaomi loses 8% share in India over last 2 years

The company, which has maintained top position in the smartphone shipments in India for 17 consecutive quarters, is losing market share here amid rising competition and supply chain constraints

India smartphone market logs 169 mn units shipment in 2021: Report

India's smartphone market registered its highest-ever shipments at 169 million units in 2021, according to a report by Counterpoint Research.

Chinese smartphones reduce market share of Indian brands to 1%

Global players have a different explanation for the disappearance of Indian phones

Realme all set to take on top players, eyes top spot in mobile mkt by '22

Company accounts for 15% of market share, behind Xiaomi and Samsung

5G mobiles account for 22% share of India's smartphone shipment: CMR

5G smartphones such devices accounted for 22 per cent market share in the Q3 of 2021, CMR said

Need to hike tariff, ARPU must near Rs 200: Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal

Telecom reforms to help preserve our cash flows and also drive industry investments, says Vittal

OnePlus promotes Navnit Nakra as India CEO and Head of India region

Smartphone maker OnePlus on Wednesday said it has elevated Navnit Nakra as its India CEO and Head of OnePlus India region operations. As part of this new senior leadership role, Nakra will spearhead the company's business operations and overall strategy for the India region, a statement said. Nakra, who was previously serving as the Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Sales in India, joined the company in February last year. Navnit has successfully led the strategy and sales operations at OnePlus India, and our team has gained immense growth under his leadership. India continues to be an important market for OnePlus, and we continue to focus on our India community's needs as we work towards building a newer, more innovative ecosystem of products and services," Pete Lau, Founder of OnePlus and Chief Product Officer of OPPO, said. He exuded confidence that Nakra will play a pivotal role in leading the future business operations effectively in the region. With the next