Not iPhones, iPads or Apple Watches but it was Mac sales that helped Apple register record growth in the India market in its fiscal Q4 quarter (July-September period). The company generated an all-time revenue record for the Mac desktops in the reported quarter in the country, it announced on Wednesday. “Despite the tough compare, we …
India smartphone market continues to be hard nut to track for Apple. Despite several price cuts and discounts on older iPhones, Apple’s revenue and net profit has fallen to ₹10,538 crores and 262 crores in 2018-19, for the first time in several years, according to the regulatory filings by Apple to the Registrar of Companies, as …
Several analysts have already suggested that the Apple iPhone 11 is proving popular in markets such as China. Now, it appears that the colorful iPhone 11 is also a hit in India, which has become an increasingly important market for Apple over the last several years. “With the iPhone 11 and its higher-priced variants, what …
Apple and Flex are collaborating in India, with Apple sourcing battery packs from Flex’s India plant for its locally made iPhones. The move is a step-up for the Cupertino-based company in building a parts ecosystem in India, where it has so far struggled to have a wide presence. “Flex is making battery packs for Apple… …
If you are wondering why Apple has not yet launched a 5G iPhone while others are going ballistic over launching 5G-ready or 5G-enabled handsets, there is a solid reason behind the reluctance to embrace the technology. Huawei, Samsung, OnePlus, Oppo and LG have all showcased 5G phones. Sony is also working on one such device. …
With over 1.4 billion active installed base of devices globally and millions in India – iPhones, iPads, Apple TV, Macs, iPod touch and more – Apple has finally flexed its muscles to take on content streaming giants like Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime and Disney with aggressive pricing, free offers and all-original stories. The announcement of …
Apple made a determined bid to push deeper into India, unveiling what analysts termed was a disruptive pricing for its upcoming video streaming services to take on the likes of Netflix, Hotstar and Amazon, and lowering the price of its latest entry model, iPhone 11, by nearly 16% compared with last year’s similar model, iPhone …
Welcoming the Narendra Modi cabinet’s decision to ease the 30 per cent local sourcing norm in single-brand retail (SBRT), Apple on Thursday said it looks forward to welcoming customers at its first branded retail store in India soon. In a statement shared with , the Cupertino-based iPhone maker said it appreciates the support and hard …
Not so long ago, India was off the radar for the famous FAANG group of tech giants who have disrupted the way billions of people communicate, connect, shop and entertain globally. Today, the famous five — Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google — are fighting for space in the “mobile first” Indian market where digitisation …
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that growth in India has bounced back in the April-June quarter, after an underwhelming first six months of the fiscal year which underlined the iconic smartphone maker’s challenges in the South Asian nation in the face of competition from Chinese rivals such as Xiaomi and OnePlus, besides South Korea’s …