Each progression of cellular technology, be it from 2G to 3G, and then, from 3G to 4G/LTE, has focused on two key aspects – how to make existing features better and more scalable and adding new features that can unleash new use cases, new experiences, and business models. Rajen Vagadia is VP and President of …
OnePlus and OPPO strengthen bonds for future growth
For over a year now, OnePlus and OPPO have been focused on bringing more synergies to their operations, and script their future. For OnePlus, this new chapter is a pivotal one. The company that Pete Lau and Carl Pei started together as a flagship challenger brand, has attained scale over the years. Last year, Pete …
Snapdragon 888 5G: Redefining Flagship Experiences
At its annual Snapdragon Tech Summit Digital 2020, Qualcomm today debuted its latest flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform, focused on enabling premium immersive smartphone experiences for consumers. Qualcomm Technologies’ innovation in the premium tier, coupled with the evolution of 5G, is accelerating and continuing to redefine immersive consumer experiences. Qualcomm Technologies builds foundational …
Will realigning OnePlus, Vivo, Oppo work for BBK Group in India?
China-based behemoth the BBK group that owns brands like OnePlus, Vivo, Oppo, Realme , and iQOO always had a clear market strategy and brand positioning in the fixed price segments for the India smartphone market. Not anymore. For the full calendar year 2019, the BBK Group dominated the Indian smartphone landscape with 37 per cent share, compared to 28 per cent …
Ban on Chinese apps has no direct impact on handset makers
The government’s ban on 59 Chinese apps, including popular social media platforms like ByteDance-owned TikTok, WeChat, Helo and UC Browser among others, may not have a direct impact on Chinese handset makers like Oppo, OnePlus, Vivo and Xiaomi in India right now, but would weaken their app ecosystem, industry experts said on Wednesday. India banned …
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. …
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 …
Samsung faces tough but ‘doable’ challenge to rise to top in India handset market
It’s been a tough few years for Samsung in the India handset market, where it has struggled to keep pace with or beat back competition from Chinese rivals such as Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo. The first signs of vulnerability came when Samsung lost the smartphone crown to Xiaomi in the September quarter of 2017. In …
Poco to Retain Its ‘Everything You Need, Nothing You Don’t’ Philosophy in Bid to Take on Xiaomi
It was August 2018 when Xiaomi officially announced Poco as its new sub-brand to cater to the growing demands of young smartphone users. The Chinese brand unveiled the Poco F1 as its first — and only — model that disrupted the market for mid-range smartphones with the then top-end Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC and up …
Smartphone study reveals that more Indians prefer smartphone to human relationships
An average Indian spends nearly 1,800 hours a year on their smartphone, a study titled ‘Smartphone and Their Impact on Human Relationships’ by Vivo and Cybermedia Research (CMR) has revealed. The study also finds that human relationships have suffered, with the number of people who meet their friends and family several times every month is …