India Smartphone Growth

Samsung, prioritising its flagship Galaxy S series and enhancing its value-driven portfolio, led the market by value with a 23 per cent share

Vivo secured a market share by volume of 19 per cent as against 17.5 per cent year-ago, driven by its leadership in 5G technology

Industry experts attribute the increase in the average sale price of a phone to customers' shift towards premiumisation, bolstered by the growing adoption of 5G phones

Search giant Google has come up with a special doodle to mark India's 75th Republic Day, depicting the country's transition from the era of analogue TVs to smartphones. The creative artwork signifies how the ceremonial parade would have been seen on screens across these decades. India became independent in 1947 and a republic on January 26, 1950. From big TV sets with cathode ray tubes to smaller ones and eventually, to smartphones, a lot has changed in India in these years. The doodle depicts two TV sets and a mobile phone, with the letter 'G' on the left face of the first analogue television set, and the screens of the sets forming the two 'O's of 'GOOGLE'. The remaining three letters 'G', 'L' and 'E' of the Google logo are displayed on the screen of the mobile handset placed in that order. The first TV screen depicts scenes of the parade in black and white while the second one shows a camel contingent in colour, signifying the transition in technology. "This Doodle celebrates

While India has big numbers to its credit, wearables sold in North America and China are relatively costlier and come with high-level operating systems such as Apple's WatchOS and Google's Wear OS

"This growth is mainly being driven by upgrades," Ranjit Babu, Director, Wireless and Home Entertainment, Amazon India, told Business Standard

Even as usage rises, internet reach and growth has stalled

It is interesting that the myths around the influence of Confucianism on Southeast Asia come not from Chinese scholars but from futurologist Hermann Kahn

Lowest third-quarter shipment since 2019 as weak demand and device price hurt festive buying

Sale of smartphones priced above Rs 20,000 has increased more than two-fold in five years

Internet-enabled devices in the rural market will also get a push with the government's plan to fiberize all villages by 2025 under the BharatNet programme

The higher prices of widely used raw materials such as edible oils, pulses, television panels, and chipsets are burdening household budgets and threatening the margins of leading manufacturers

Xiaomi - with its 'Mi' brand - has seen significant growth in the mid and premium smartphone segment over the past few quarters, and captured 14-15 per cent market share in Rs 20,000-45,000 segment

A report by research firm Counterpoint earlier in the day had pointed to a 4 per cent dip in smartphone shipment to over 150 million units in 2020

The company gets most of its revenue from selling mobile handsets, but also makes money by selling online ads and other types of consumer hardware

India, which has second position in the global mobile handsets market, is projected to grow to 302 million units this year

Digital transaction will touch $100 trillion in next 10 years: Amitabh Kant