Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that growth in India has bounced back in the April-June quarter, after an underwhelming first six months of the fiscal year which underlined the iconic smartphone maker’s challenges in the South Asian nation in the face of competition from Chinese rivals such as Xiaomi and OnePlus, besides South Korea’s …
How brands like Xiaomi, Samsung building ‘India-first’ portfolio to differentiate and grow business
Growth opportunities and scalability offered by the India smartphone market has started to appeal to the Chinese brands like Xiaomi, Infinix and Realme and Korea’s Samsung as the companies are increasingly taking an “India-first” approach to differentiate and grow business in the world’s fastest-growing smartphone market. These brands are also leveraging local research and development …
Samsung wrests back premium smartphone crown
India’s premium mobile market is buzzing with action. The market, which opened up with the entry of a new Chinese player OnePlus, is now seeing heightened activity with Samsung coming out with all its might to capture its lost glory. OnePlus has upped its market share in the Indian mobile handset market in the premium …
Battleground 2.0: Offline a tough nut to crack for online-heavy brands like Xiaomi, Realme?
Brick and mortar shops are becoming the next battleground for handset brands in the country as brands like Samsung, Oppo and Vivo takes steps to further bolster their footprints following the entry of online-heavy brands like Xiaomi and Realme. Analysts said that brand clutter on retail counters will increase following an intense competition. However, analysts …
Oppo leads Apple, Samsung in race to win over youngsters in India
Apple and Samsung, the flagbearers of innovation in the consumer technology space for years, may be losing the trust of young Indian consumers to a Chinese rival. Oppo Mobile India, the local subsidiary of China’s BBK Electronics, has emerged as the most-preferred innovative handset brand in the premium segment, as per an independent study conducted …
OPPO, Samsung, Apple most preferred brands by Gen Z
Gen Z users are looking for smartphones that deliver superior consumer experience with premium tech innovations at entry-level prices, and OPPO, Samsung and Apple are the top three brands that find favour with consumers, a new survey said on Friday. At least 78 per cent Gen Z consumers see smartphones as a symbol of their …
Can cheaper Pixel resurrect Google’s smartphone dream?
Google‘s smartphone business has been struggling to gain ground even as rivals Apple, Samsung and Huawei continue to upend competition with better “specced” devices every quarter. Samsung grabbed the top position with 21 per cent market share while Huawei, with 17 per cent share was at the second spot and Apple settled at the third …
Samsung Galaxy Fold: Unfolding New Possibilities
Samsung‘s radically interesting foldable phone, the Galaxy Fold, is now on sale. It’s the right time to wonder and ask, what does the Samsung Galaxy Fold portend for Smartphone Innovation? What will be the key innovations in device form factors that we would see going forward? Key Specs The Samsung Galaxy Fold comes with three …
SK Telecom and World’s First 5G Network
Earlier this week, SK Telecom, South Korean wireless telecommunications operator, announced that it has secured the widest 5G network coverage in Korea. The company built a total of 34,000 5G base stations across South Korea. SK Telecom’s 5G roll-out will cover Seoul rolled out its 5G network in data traffic-concentrated areas, including main areas of …
MWC 2019: 5G, Foldable, and Mixed Reality
At Day Zero of the MWC 2019 at Barcelona, there were some interesting contrasts: While Huawei made a bold bet on Foldable Smartphones, Nokia showcased its Computational Photography chops (in collaboration with Light Labs) with its five rear camera innovation. One key standout hit was Microsoft, who crashed the party, with a renewed pitch for …