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Huawei and Xiaomi lead China smartphone market's double-digit rebound

Phone sales in the world's biggest mobile market were up 11% in the first four weeks of last month compared to the same period a year ago, according to Counterpoint Research data

Tech firm Wings eyes 2-fold growth for wireless earbuds biz in FY24

Consumer lifestyle tech brand Wings is expecting a two-fold growth in business from the wireless earbuds category in FY24, while for the recently launched smartwatches, it hopes to corner 1-2 per cent market share by fiscal end, a top executive said. Wings Co-founder Vijay Venkateswaran said that for speaker and soundbars categories, it is confident of surpassing market growth rates, and anticipates 150 per cent growth in unit sales in FY24. In FY23, nearly 95 per cent of the company's revenue came from earbuds and this year it will likely account for 65-70 per cent share, given that new revenue lines have been added including smartwatches. "Smartwatches last year for us was at zero (level), this year it will be hopefully about 15-20 per cent (of overall revenue). The speakers and soundbars had a 5 per cent contribution last fiscal, and this year that share will grow to 10-15 per cent in value terms," Venkateswaran told PTI. For the current fiscal, the business momentum in the earb

Apple Inc's China sales dip boosts $20 billion Xiaomi market rally

Chinese Android makers are capitalizing as Apple posts sliding revenue in the country, even amid signs that Asia's largest smartphone market is starting to bottom out after years of decline

Google brings car crash detection feature on Pixel smartphones to India

According to Google Support page, the car crash detection feature will be available on Pixel 4A and later smartphones

Pixel 8 Pro review: Mainstream smartphone with Google software, AI galore

Google has seamlessly integrated artificial intelligence into nearly every facet of the Pixel 8 Pro. But to what end? Let us find out

HMD announces Easy Pay financing solution in partnership with DMI Finance

HMD said the Easy Pay is available at over 4,000 retail stores in the country where consumers can purchase Nokia smartphone by availing financing through digital process

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC for next-gen premium smartphones

Qualcomm said the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is its first mobile platform focusing on generative AI, with support for multi-modal generative AI models including popular large language models (LLMs)

Foldable phones are redefining how we interact with our smartphones

Foldable phone shipments are likely to cross 1 million next year, and their share of the premium smartphones could touch 35 per cent by 2025

OnePlus Open event highlights: Know specs, features, India pricing and more

OnePlus Open foldable smartphone is set to go official today (on October 19) in a global unveiling event from India, which would kick off at 7:30 pm (IST)

Awaiting reboot: Feature phone upgrade delay hits smartphone sales

In 2021, shipments went up substantially to 166 million only to drop again in 2022

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE review: Cost-effective gateway to premium experience

If you are already part of the Samsung ecosystem and seek an affordable smartphone equipped with premium Galaxy features, the Galaxy S23 FE is a clear choice

HMD Global launches Nokia G42's 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant in India

Offered in So Grey, So Purple and So Pink colours, the new variant is available for purchase offline at select retail stores and online on Nokia online store at Rs 16,999

Indian smartphone firms having a tough time meeting PLI targets for FY24

On the other hand, global smartphone makers Foxconn (Hon Hai), Wistron, and Samsung have been meeting their targets successfully and are likely to do the same this year as well

US biggest export destination for Indian smartphones in Apr-Jul: Govt data

India exported smartphones worth USD 4.67 billion in April-July this fiscal, following a multifold jump in shipments to the US, which emerged as the biggest destination for India-made devices, according to government data. The smartphone exports to the US jumped multiple times to USD 1.67 billion during the first four months of this fiscal against USD 284.6 million a year ago, the commerce ministry data showed. The US accounted for one-third of the shipments in value terms. The US was followed by the UAE (USD 836.36 million), the Netherlands (USD 379.3 million), the UK (USD 336.27 million), Italy (USD 245.7 million), and the Czech Republic (USD 230.25 million). Overall India's export of smartphones in 2022-23 was USD 10.95 billion. During April-July 2023-24, smartphone exports soared by 99.52 per cent over April-July 2022-23. Prior to 2022-23, the smartphone exports were non-existent, so the data was not captured. After the announcement of the Product Linked Incentives (PLI) sche

Google's Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Watch 2 available for pre-orders

While the Pixel 8 is priced at Rs 75,999, the Pixel 8 Pro comes in at Rs 106,999. Meanwhile, the Pixel Watch 2 is priced at Rs 39,900

Google launches Pixel 8 series, Watch 2: India prices, introductory offers

The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, and the Watch 2 are now available for pre-order with introductory offers exclusively on e-commerce platform Flipkart, with availability starting from October 12

Google takes on Apple with Pixel 8, launches smartphones with AI camera

Pixel 8 smartphones pack an upgraded core processor and artificial intelligence-based photography features, and a new smartwatch

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE, Tab S9 FE series, Buds FE launched in India: Details

Delivery for all three products - Samsung Galaxy S23 FE, Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE series, and the Samsung Galaxy Buds FE - will commence from October 7

Vivo V29, V29 Pro smartphones with curved displays launched: Price, specs

Both the Vivo V29 and V29 Pro sport a 6.78-inch two-side curved display of 1.5k resolution and up to 120Hz refresh rate

Made by Google event to kick off at 7:30 pm: Where to watch, what to expect

Google is hosting an in-person event in New York, US on October 4 where the technology giant is expected to announce the Pixel 8 series, Pixel Watch 2, and more