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Samsung takes first place in India, but Chinese smartphone brands are catching up fast

Samsung takes first place in India, but Chinese smartphone brands are catching up fast

While Lenovo sold the third highest volume of smartphones in the country, local players struggled to make the list.
Meghna Rao · · 2 min read
14 new Asian smartphone makers hoping to crush Samsung and Apple

14 new Asian smartphone makers hoping to crush Samsung and Apple

Across Asia, there are a number of relatively new phone brands playing to their strengths in home markets, aiming to steal sales away from Samsung.
Steven Millward · · 11 min read
Micromax overtakes Samsung as the new smartphone leader in India: Report

Micromax overtakes Samsung as the new smartphone leader in India: Report

Smartphone maker Micromax has surpassed Samsung in the fourth quarter of 2014 to become the leading supplier in India’s booming smartphone market for the first time, according to a report
Yuvraj Gurung · · 2 min read
Google to take Android One phones to Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

Google to take Android One phones to Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

With an aim to make smartphones accessible to an estimated 200 million people, Google today announced the sale of Android One phones in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka in “the
Yuvraj Gurung · · 1 min read

$400 smartphones are major new battleground in India, and that’s bad news for Samsung

Quick look at the some of the best smartphones that fulfill the value-for-money quotient for the Indians.
Samir Makwana · · 4 min read

5 reasons why Google’s Android One is a game-changer in budget smartphones

The budget smartphone market has just got shaken up again with the unveiling of Google’s Android One in India at $105. Here are 5 ways in which it’s a disruptor
Malavika Velayanikal · · 5 min read

With iPhone 6, Apple joins a queue to feed craze for large-screen smartphones in India

Apple has lost out on the smartphone boom in India. The iPhone 6 will try to correct that with larger screens.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 2 min read

Watch out, Samsung: Xiaomi, Micromax, and more budget smartphones will eat 25% of your market share next year

Value-for-money smartphones from Xiaomi and others will eat 25 percent of Samsung’s global smartphone market share within a year, a Fitch Ratings report says.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 3 min read

Xiaomi wants to thrash Samsung in India with 3 budget smartphones

Xiaomi Mi3 is priced at INR 13,999 (US$232) in India. That makes it far cheaper than Samsung’s top-selling phones with similar specifications.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 4 min read

Xiaomi’s Mi3 hits India on July 15, and Micromax should be paranoid

Xiaomi will start its account in India with the flagship Mi3 priced at INR 14,299 (US$250) on July 15. Micromax, Karbonn, Xolo, and others should be jittery.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 4 min read