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Top 10 biz headlines: Core sectors growth slows, no new Jet suitor & more

From a spurt in cement production and slower contraction in energy segment pulling up growth in 8 core sectors to 2.1% in July to Jet failing to find a new suitor, here is today's top business news

Oppo K3 sale on Amazon India starts at 12 noon: Price, launch offers, specs

The Oppo K3 boasts an elevating selfie camera, AMOLED screen, in-display fingerprint sensor, VOOC 3.0 fast-charging technology and Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 system-on-chip

Realme C1 review: A capable budget smartphone that gives bang for your buck

Priced at Rs 6,999, the Realme C1 has strengths in almost all areas - good looks, solid build quality, big notch-based screen, capable processor and a powerful battery, to name a few

Weak rupee impact: Realme may hike its phone prices, says CEO Madhav Sheth

According to Seth, the company has been operating on low margins and the weak rupee valuation could lead to a price revision after Diwali

Smartphone shipments ring loud in India; set to overtake feature phones

Annual growth rate ranged between 120% (in 2013) and 14% (in 2017) - much higher than the single-digit to low-double-digit growth in feature phone shipments

Realme 3 will be Flipkart-exclusive: To be launched at noon today

Along with the Realme 3, the company might also unveil the Realme 3 Pro, which was recently teased by the company on Twitter

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Smartphone sales fell year-on-year for the first time globally

From Samsung to Xiaomi, smartphone makers to boost sales with rural focus

With cheaper data rates, rural consumers are now ready for a shift to smartphones and brands can now easily convert them from feature phones

70% smartphone users in India switched brands in Q2; Xiaomi biggest gainer

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi sold nearly 37 per cent of the phones that were replaced, according a CyberMedia Research (CMR) report

Smartphone sales and literacy rate go hand-in-hand in India, reveals study

States with higher literacy rates, such as Kerala, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, prefer smartphones over feature phones

4G feature phones cannibalising smartphones sales in India: Report

Smartphone sales in the Emerging Asia region totalled 68.5 million units in 2017, a fall of six per cent compared to 2016

Reliance Jio effect? Smartphone sales growth slows to 14% in 2017

Trends like bundled offers, 4G-LTE feature phones could become mainstream in 2018