Smartphone market

India fastest growing smartphone market in Asia Pacific: IDC

The growth in sales is being driven by increasing preference of consumers to upgrade to smartphones as well as shorter refresh cycles.

Nov 26, 2014, 17:08 PM IST

Smartphones still only account for 70% of total mobile shipments

Today the cheapest smartphones cost about 35 dollars at wholesale, but prices under 20 dollars are needed.

Nov 01, 2014, 13:57 PM IST

Smartphones to account for 2/3rd of world market by 2020

Smartphones will account for two out of every three mobile connections globally by 2020, according to a new report that pegs India as the fourth largest market of hi-tech phones in 2014.

Sep 22, 2014, 17:08 PM IST

Smartphone makers dial up growth in India

India is now the quickest-expanding smartphone market globally and the third-largest market after China and the United States, according to Britain-based consultancy Canalys.

Sep 07, 2014, 12:52 PM IST

Samsung is No. 1 smartphone maker in India: IDC

India, the fastest growing smartphone market in Asia Pacific, is witnessing a weaker pace of growth at 84 percent year-on-year compared to the triple digit expansion seen in the first quarter this year.

Aug 18, 2014, 23:49 PM IST

Samsung to buy US tech firm SmartThings

Samsung said Friday it had reached a deal to buy a US home automation startup SmartThings, as the South Korean electronics giant aims to expand beyond the increasingly saturated smartphone market.

Aug 15, 2014, 12:34 PM IST

Chinese smartphone market: Xiaomi overtakes Samsung to No.1

Xiaomi holds a 14 percent market share in the world`s biggest cellphone market.

Aug 05, 2014, 13:16 PM IST

Maxx mobile launches Maxx GenxDroid7 AX356 at Rs 3,696

Fiercing the competition in Android smartphone market Maxx Mobile has launched an affordable smartphone - the Maxx GenxDroid7 AX356.

Jul 03, 2014, 04:04 AM IST

Apple may lose business without 'large screen' iPhone 6

An Australian report reveals that Apple may lose half of iPhone 6 buyers if it does not increase its screen size.

Jul 01, 2014, 13:34 PM IST