Samsung Electronics reported solid results in quarter ending March 2024, driven by strong sales of flagship Galaxy S24 smartphones and a rebound in the memory chip business.
The Battle for Smartphone Supremacy: Apple Surges, Samsung Seeks AI Edge
The global smartphone landscape has witnessed a fascinating shift in 2023, with Apple reclaiming the top spot from Samsung for the first time. This shift at the top is reflective of the hypercompetitive dynamics at play in the global smartphone market – across both the premium to the value for money- end of the smartphone …
How Aegon Life dramatically reinvented itself as a digital-first life insurance company?
There are always decisive moments in history, the implications and impact of which only become clearer in hindsight. The pandemic changed the way we lived, worked and thought about things. There are two distinct trends that have emerged in the new normal: The hunt for talent. We are witnessing a shift from a temporary to …
Samsung may regain top spot in India’s smartphone market
Samsung looks to be on track to regain its top spot in the Indian smartphone market, after a strong performance in March. The South Korean electronics maker, which once replaced Nokia atop the smartphone market in India, has ceded that spot to China’s Xiaomi since the third quarter of 2020. Growing traction in offline retail …
Xiaomi’s Quest for the Premium Market
For Indian consumers, the smartphone is an extension of their lifestyle. Indian consumers are value conscious, aspirational and demanding. They seek the best-in-class specs, and are, for the most part, brand agnostic, especially in the entry-level premium segment. For a smartphone brand to be considered premium, it would need to deliver on the hardware as …
OPPO 50W mini SuperVOOC Charger: Pint-sized Powerhouse!
The OPPO 50W mini SuperVOOC charger from OPPO is an exciting and battery charging innovation. The mini charger is extremely thin and comfortable to carry. When one holds the device in hand, It is almost akin to a smooth pebble. Some have, in fact, referred to the mini charger as a ‘biscuit charger’ alluding to …
OPPO X 2021 Concept Rollable Phone is the future
Making innovations possible in the lab takes vision and perseverance. As an innovation powerhouse, OPPO has been at the forefront of bringing new innovations into reality. With the OPPO X 2021, a concept phone with a rollable OLED display, OPPO has debuted a bold vision for the future. The OPPO X 2021 was first showcased …
OnePlus and OPPO strengthen bonds for future growth
For over a year now, OnePlus and OPPO have been focused on bringing more synergies to their operations, and script their future. For OnePlus, this new chapter is a pivotal one. The company that Pete Lau and Carl Pei started together as a flagship challenger brand, has attained scale over the years. Last year, Pete …
How LG lost the race in key India smartphone market
LG Electronics that was once the world’s third-largest handset maker and saw its feature phone business peaked some 10 years back, was never a serious contender in the fastest-growing India market, industry watchers reiterated on Monday. LG that has shut down its mobile business, has been striving to make a turnaround in its mobile business in …
Reflections on LG’s exit from smartphone business
After many years of pushing the envelope with its mobile innovation capabilities with very limited market success and six consecutive years of losses, LG Electronics has finally exited the smartphone business. In the early and mid-2000s, LG was one of the top three mobile brands, just behind Nokia and Samsung. The hyper-competitive nature of the smartphone …