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His comment comes amid a bitter battle between electronics giants Apple and Samsung over the timelines for implementation of the new charging port regulation. Analysts have advised caution saying any hasty decision by the government could impact India's smartphone exports. According to officials aware of the details, while there is consensus on the proposal to adopt USB Type-C as the standard charging port, there are differences over the timeline for implementation. «Samsung is pushing for implementing the charging mandate along with European Union (EU) timeline for smartphones, which is December 28, 2024; Apple suggested an EU+6 months' timeline for new models and an EU+18 months, if existing models are also included in the mandate,» said an official privy of the details. Other smartphone makers such as Vivo, Xiaomi, Lenovo, and Realme also proposed EU+6 months' timeline for smartphones during the meeting, the official added.

retailers have urged the top smartphone brands such as Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and Samsung to slash prices of 4G smartphones and push affordability schemes and marketing campaigns to help clear piling inventory of 4G handsets. Demand for 5G smartphones, particularly in the sub-₹15,000 segment, is expected to surge with multiple new launches lined up in December. «The advent of 5G technology, coupled with affordable pricing and robust government initiatives, has created a palpable demand among consumers for the latest technological offerings,» the All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) said, in similar but separate letters to Oppo, Vivo, Samsung, and Xiaomi. «This transition, however, has left retailers with an inventory of 4G products that are facing challenges in the current market environment,» AIMRA said, considering the fast-paced transition to 5G technology and the resultant shift in consumer preferences. The retailers asked the brands to take proactive measures in addressing the presence of 4G stocks in the market, through implementing permanent price drops, consumer schemes, affordability initiatives, higher margin on 4G stocks, and strategic marketing campaigns. This, to spur some last-minute demand for 4G smartphones in a market swiftly being dominated by 5G.

Priya Sharma and Ashish Anantharaman stepped down from the buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup in May, after failed acquisition talks with PhonePe. Soon after the founders quit, the struggling startup promoted vice-president of finance Mohit Chhajer, chief banking officer Mandar Satpute and senior vice-president and head of growth Abhishek Sharma to take over the reins of the company. Since March, some 130 ZestMoney employees have moved to PhonePe.

smartphone users expected to wield a 5G handset buoyed by falling prices and countrywide network coverage, industry executives said. Top smartphone brands such as Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Realme and Samsung have set in motion plans to flood the India market with 5G smartphones at aggressive price-points. Their partner retailers have unveiled a slew of price cuts and offers to quickly clear out 4G smartphone stocks to make way for the next-gen gizmos. Industry body India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) estimates the country’s installed base of 5G phones to jump more than two-fold to around 500 million by December 2025 from around 150 million in end-December 2023, and make up over 70% of the total smartphones base. “The growth will be driven by consumers demanding faster connectivity options, coupled with a gradual decrease in 5G smartphone prices, especially with models above Rs 13K and those below Rs 10K becoming predominantly 5G-enabled,” Pankaj Mohindroo, chairman of ICEA, told ET. Nationwide 5G rollouts by telcos and advent of companion devices and HD content too will help drive mass appetite for 5G smartphones, industry experts and handset market trackers said. The signals are already there. Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Realme and Samsung have dropped prices of their older 4G handsets as well as the 5G devices launched earlier this year.

NEW DELHI : India’s production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for mobile phone manufacturing had generated 500,000 jobs, telecom and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Thursday, at the inauguration of the Padget Electronics’ new manufacturing plant which will make 25 million phones a year. “Due to PLI, the incremental job creation in the mobile industry is 5 lakh and I’m confident that the number will increase in the next five years," the minister said. Dixon Technologies’ subsidiary Padget Electronics set up its new manufacturing facility in Noida with an investment of ₹256 crore, and had begun production of Xiaomi devices last quarter.

Dixon Technologies' subsidiary Padget Electronics will manufacture Xiaomi smartphones at its new Noida factory that has been set with Rs 256 crore investment, it said on Thursday. The factory was inaugurated by IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw which is likely to generate around 5,000 new jobs. The manufacturing facility has an annual production capacity of 25 million units.

Redmi is all set to launch its Redmi 13C 5G smartphone in India with a focus on the ₹10,000 smartphone segment. The Redmi 13C 5G will be a successor to the already popular Redmi 12C, which was launched in March this year.

Xiaomi is all set to launch its Redmi K70 smartphone series in the Chinese market on November 29 while the smartphone series could also soon make its way to the Indian market soon. According to a report from Gizmochina, the Redmi K70 and K70 Pro are likely to debut with a 6.68-inch AMOLED panel with a punched notch design along with a glass back with a frosted pattern. The K70 Pro will feature a 2K OLED screen jointly developed by TCL Huaxing and Xiaommi, using the C8 luminescent material, which is said to consume less power, reports fonearena.

Pad 6 series earlier this year, but the company is reportedly already working on the latest generation of its tablet range, with major upgrades planned in terms of processor and display, among other things. Also Read: Xiaomi expands HyperOS to more devices: Check if your device is on the list According to a report by GSMChina, the Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro has been codenamed 'Sheng', based on Xiaomi's practice of using musical instruments as codenames for its tablet lineup, and has been designated a model number 'N81A'.

Xiaomi 14, 14 Pro with Snapdragon Gen 3 SOC launched: Check price, specifications and more At an event to announce the launch of the new HyperOS alongside the company's latest processor, the Xiaomi 14, the company noted that HyperOS is a “human-centric, smart ecosystem for human, cars, and home, developed by Xiaomi over a period of 7 years. It focuses on four major goals: Low-level Refactoring, Cross-End Intelligent Connectivity, Proactive Intelligence, and End-to-End Security." The company noted that HyperOS aims to deliver peak performance, ensure a consistent user experience, and facilitate seamless connectivity across all Xiaomi devices.

smartphone maker Realme said it had shipped more than 200 million phones since it was established a little over five years ago, most of them outside China, with data showing it was the fifth fastest smartphone maker to achieve this milestone. Realme, owned by Chinese consumer hardware giant BBK Electronics which also owns the Oppo and Vivo brands, said it had reached the 200 million mark in the second quarter.

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Singles Day shopping festival, data from Counterpoint Research showed, lagging domestic rivals Huawei and Xiaomi which recorded robust increases. The number of Apple smartphones sold declined 4% year-on-year during the two-week sales from October 30 to November 12, the research consultancy said on Thursday. In comparison, the number of units sold by Huawei and Xiaomi grew 66% and 28%, respectively year-on-year over the same period.

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NEW DELHI : Refurbished smartphones and no-interest financing schemes spread over two years became the clear demand drivers for retailers in last week’s Diwali sale, which were better than industry expectations, insiders said. The two factors combined to offer a silver lining for India’s smartphone sellers, even as organic demand for smartphones continued to remain tepid at best in the second-largest smartphone market in the world.

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According to Counterpoint Research, Tecno, Infinix and Apple emerged as the fastest-growing brands during the quarter.

As the festive season approaches, Flipkart, India’s leading e-commerce platform, is gearing up to delight its customers with an array of irresistible smartphone deals during its Big Diwali Sale. The sale, which is already on and will run until November 11th, offers a plethora of attractive discounts, cashback offers, and exchange benefits on a wide range of smartphones from popular brands.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) has announced its upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset, set to revolutionize mobile technology in 2024. The new chip employs TSMC's N3E low-power-optimized process, which boasts higher yields than Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s A17 Pro's N3B process. With a combination of a 3nm process and a self-researched architecture, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 promises superior CPU and GPU performance.