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The world's largest smartphone maker said it plans to use recycled plastic materials in all its new flagship Galaxy smartphones and stop using plastics in packaging by 2025, reports Yonhap news agency. It also aims to use 100 per cent recycled plastic parts in all of its smartphone products by 2050.

According to the IDC, the India smartphone market exited 2022 with 144 million shipments (the lowest since 2019), with a 10 per cent decline YoY. Feature phone shipments stood at 57 million, a drop of 18 per cent YoY. Samsung, Xiaomi and Transsion were the leading companies in the total mobile phone market. The fourth quarter of 2022 declined 27 per cent.

The new Blaze 5G 6GB variant will go on sale at a discounted price of Rs 11,499 on February 15. However, the price will increase to Rs 11,999 from February 16 onwards, the company said in a statement.It will be available on e-commerce platforms -- Lava E-store and Amazon. The Blaze 5G comes with a glass back design in two colours-- Glass Green and Glass Blue.

Users can click a link or scan a QR code to immediately be transported to extended reality (XR), the tech giant said in a blogpost. "Immersive Stream for XR is being used to power the 'immersive view' feature in Google Maps, while automotive and retail brands are enhancing at-home shopping experiences for consumers, , from virtually configuring a new vehicle to visualizing new appliance.

The information was shared by leaker ShrimpApplePro on the micro-blogging platform Twitter on Tuesday. ShrimpApplePro retweeted a post of another leaker named 'Connor', which mentioned that "Samsung's Next Gen Panel's reach to 2500nits." In a retweet, ShrimpApplePro said: "Potentially will be on iPhone 15 Pro Max."I said 15 Pro Max.

Samsung led the market in 2022 in terms of shipment value share with a 22 per cent share, followed by Apple, in the country, according to Counterpoint Research. However, in terms of shipment volume, Xiaomi led the market in 2022 with a 20 per cent share, closely followed by Samsung. Xiaomi slipped to third position in Q4 2022 with Samsung and vivo capturing first and second spots respectively.

Sharma claims that the company will collaborate with a smartphone manufacturer to bring the device to the market.  “Here's the all new #Cola Phone. Can confirm that the device is launching this quarter in India. Coca-Cola is collaborating with a smartphone brand for this new phone," Mukul Sharma posted on Twitter. He also shared an image of the upcoming Coca-Cola phone.

Redmi Note 12 5G starts at Rs 17,999, Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G at Rs 24,999, and Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G at Rs 29,999, and all will be available from the company's official website and online and offline stores. "The Redmi Note 12 series carries this tradition forward, bringing features like the greatest ever resolution seen on a smartphone camera, top-notch display quality, cutting edge connectivity and insanely fast charging speeds, all at the trademark honest price that marks Xiaomi's product portfolio," said Anuj Sharma, Chief Marketing Officer, Xiaomi India, at the launch of the Super Note.

"TECNO PHANTOM X2 is powered by the outstanding MediaTek Dimensity 9000 5G chipset, which is built on 4nm fabrication and runs at 3.05GHz. The smartphone sets new benchmarks in terms of power, performance, and energy efficiency," Arijeet Talapatra, CEO, TECNO MOBILE India, said in a statement.

The top three drivers for satisfaction on overall smartphone sales support are satisfaction on trade/sell out schemes, transparency in process and timely payout, according to the report by CyberMedia Research (CMR). "In the new normal, both online and offline retail continue to be equally important touch points for consumers. Consumers seek to research online, buy offline, or vice-versa," said Prabhu Ram, Head- Industry Intelligence Group, CMR. Offline will continue toA be the cornerstone for mobile business in India in 2023 and beyond, he added.