Samsung recently unveiled its new 2021 A Series phones, including the Samsung Galaxy A52. The Samsung Galaxy A52 ticks all the boxes in terms of flagship specs. Quad Camera. Check. 4500mAh Battery. Check. IP67 Water and Dust Resistance. Check. 90Hz Refresh Rate. Check. All this, and more at accessible price-points for the millennials. The A …
Will the future be reimagined with rollable smartphones?
As we roll into a new decade, it is exciting to see new rollable smartphones that seek to redefine the rectangular slabs that we have had for far long now. Iterative innovations did bring some excitement to new smartphones over the past few years, including exciting innovations in display, camera, battery and storage, among others …
On 25 Years of Samsung in India
The 1990s were seminal for India. India broke its shackles and moved ahead with liberalization. Overnight, India transformed from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market. Consumers became more aware, more aspirational, and demanded quality and value. Encouraged by the Government’s liberal policy regime, players, such as Samsung came into India. Samsung recently completed 25 …
OPPO Watch: Beyond the initial Déjà vu, a powerful smartwatch!
Until now, the smartwatch as a conduit to connected health and fitness was a close battle between two early innovators – Apple and Samsung. Early technology adopters, and brand loyalists of the two brands, enthusiastically embraced their smartwatch offerings. The WearOS-enabled Android smartwatch landscape has been seeking a champion smartwatch brand for some time now. …
Oppo Reno4 Pro: For the ‘Always On’ consumer
When we look at the affordable premium smartphone segment in India, there is more hyper-competition than before. Many new aspirant brands are challenging the triumvirate of incumbents – Apple, Samsung and OnePlus. With the increased competition, what is noticeable is also an increased commoditization of smartphone features. Across the board, smartphones are increasingly getting refined, …
Apple tops super-premium phone segment in H1 2020
Apple dominated the super-premium smartphone segment (Rs 50,000- Rs 1 lakh) in India with 56 per cent market share in H1 2020 as Apple iPhone 11 contributed to be the bestseller, accounting for 39 per cent of the shipments, a new report said on Friday. Samsung came second with 34 per cent and OnePlus third …
Galaxy Unpacked: Samsung delivers on Dr Roh’s vision
Samsung Electronics hosted its first-ever, virtual Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event livestreamed from Korea to introduce a new suite of power devices. The event is significant as it comes in the midst of the global pandemic. In preparation of the neo normal, Samsung used the Galaxy Unpacked platform to focus on driving purposeful innovations, operational agility, …
Samsung likely to gain amid anti-China sentiment: Analysts
China’s loss appears to be Korea’s gain, atleast as far as smartphones are concerned. Samsung may regain its number two position, displacing Vivo, by September end, if not in the June ending quarter itself, benefitting from the ongoing anti-China sentiment and unavailability of fresh stocks of smartphones from Chinese brands in the country, say experts. …
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip: A Purposeful Foldable
The question about “what comes next” is something that has propelled innovators, thinkers, and the dreamers forward. In an industry that has thrived on iterative innovations, Samsung introduced its bold engineering marvel, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. The era of iterative innovations is beyond us. In a hyper-competitive market, demanding consumers are more keen on …
India’s smartphone market offering new opportunities to various companies
As consumer sentiment runs high amid growing chorus for boycotting Chinese goods in the country, the fluid situation in India’s smartphone market offers new opportunities for various smartphone makers, especially the non-Chinese ones like Samsung, Apple, Nokia, Asus and others, to realign their strategies and regain the lost market share in the face of fierce …