Smartphone Market
Global smartphone sales to rise 13% in 2021, highest in 6 yrs
China, the US, India and Japan will account for 54 per cent of all smartphone wholesale revenues worldwide in 2021. Despite the economic uncertainty and dented consumer confidence caused by the coronavirus, the market will be able to bounce back in 2021, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics.
Foldables smartphones to reach 18M units globally by 2022
According to Counterpoint Research's ‘Q1 2020 Foldable Smartphone Shipment Forecast', foldable smartphone shipment share will remain in the low single digits for the foreseeable future as the industry experiments with various form factors, designs, materials and operating system variants.
MediaTek launches chipset for flagship 5G smartphones in India
"The SoC will mark a new beginning for the smartphone segment in India with its flagship features that blend the best of all worlds -- be its processor technology, camera, AI features, gaming or connectivity enhancements," Anku Jain, Managing Director, MediaTek India, said in a statement.
realme C25 shines in entry-level smartphone segment
With the launch of value-for-money smartphones, the company has successfully disrupted the budget segment in India. According to the company, the C series continues to be a strong growth driver for the brand, contributing 28 per cent to 30 per cent of realme India's revenues.
MediaTek unveils 5G chipset for smartphones in India
The company also announced realme as the first smartphone brand in India to feature the MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC. "The MediaTek Dimensity 700 brings the power of 5G to the India market. The SoC is designed in line with our vision to spread the benefits of 5G to consumers everywhere in an accelerated manner," Anku Jain, Managing Director, MediaTek India, said in a statement.
iQOO, Amazon partner to launch flagship smartphone in India
The iQOO 7 series will have two devices in the line-up -- iQOO 7 Legend and iQOO 7 -- and will be available exclusively on Amazon. "We have been working on iQOO 7 series for the past one year and trying to understand the needs of Indian consumers," Gagan Arora, Director-Marketing - iQOO, told IANS.
Vivo X60 Pro+ revitalises mobile photography among flagships
The smartphone brand, the third-largest in India after Xiaomi and Samsung with an 18 per cent market share in 2020 (according to the IDC), has now brought its flagship X60 series with three devices to India and the Big Brother -- X60 Pro+ -- claims to redefine the company's existing imaging technologies for the camera lovers (especially the Gimbal Stabilisation 2.0 technology).
TECNO launches SPARK 7 at special introductory price of Rs 6,999
The SPARK 7 comes in two storage variants at a special launch introductory price of Rs 6,999 for 2GB+32GB variant and Rs 7,999 for 3GB+64GB variant and offers three colour options -- spruce green, magnet black and morpheus blue.
Smartphones can predict Covid-19 mobility data in real-time
A mere 10 per cent rise in the movement of people out of their homes in Canada led to a 25 per cent rise in the weekly growth rates of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, revealed the study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Smartphone average storage crosses 100GB in 2020: Report
According to market research firm Counterpoint, the advancements in cameras, Application Processors (APs) and displays have stimulated increased storage demand for videos, images and other multimedia applications. Consequently, NAND capacity has shown significant growth in smartphones.
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