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What you need to know Data from IDC shows Indias smartphone market grew 18% YoY in the first quarter of the year. Xiaomi continued to lead the Indian smartphone market, but Samsung registered the highest YoY growth. The market research firm expects smartphone shipments in the second quarter to decline, although the impact is expected to be less pronounced than last year. The Indian smartphone registered an impressive 18% year-over-year growth in the first quarter of 2021, according to the IDC...

Indias smartphone market grew 18% in Q1, segment expected to witness slowdown in Q2: IDC SECTIONS Indias smartphone market grew 18% in Q1, segment expected to witness slowdown in Q2: IDCPTI Last Updated: May 11, 2021, 08:20 PM IST Share Synopsis While the vaccine roll-out programme at the beginning of the year instilled positive sentiments, the onset of the second wave of COVID-19 infections towards the end of the quarter resulted in subdued consumer demand, IDC said. Getty Images Smartphone sh...

Covid drains smartphone shipments May 12, 2021 Sequentially down 14% in Jan-March quarter: IDC The Indian smartphone market declined by 14 per cent during the January to March quarter compared to the previous quarter sequentially, according to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The onset of the second wave of Covid-19 in the country has negatively impacted the consumer market as the inventory cycle, which had shrunk earlier in the second half of 2020, ...

India smartphone market records 18% YoY growth in Q1 2021, shipping 38 million units: IDC The Indian smartphone market continues to grow steadily after the major slump from last year, recording a modest growth of 18% YoY during the first quarter of 2021. The market observed shipment numbers at 38 million units in total, and the top 5 manufacturers were Xiaomi, Samsung, Vivo, OPPO and realme. Online channels recorded a growth of 25% YoY, while the offline market recorded 13% YoY growth. When it ...

Chip shortage hits personal computing device supply in India May 08, 2021 Goldman Sachs estimates at least 169 industries faced disruptions as a result of the shortages The impact of the global shortage of semiconductors has started impacting availability of personal computers and laptops in India by 5 to 10 per cent. However, there is negligible impact on the mobile phone market as vendors have stocked up products to cater to the large Indian market. Faizal Kawooza, founder of market resea...

They face supply-chain disruptions amid the global shortage in semiconductors

April 12, 2021 They face supply chain disruptions amid the global shortage in semiconductors Owing to pandemic-related challenges and supply chain disruptions amid the global shortage in semiconductors, mobile phone-makers under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme are finding it challenging to meet the scheme’s targets for 2022 as well after having already missed the 2021 targets. “The situation is very stressful at the moment for mobile manufacturers,” SN Rai, owner of Lava Inte...

No job losses in India due to mobile biz exit: LG April 05, 2021 In India, 85 per cent of the smartphone market is dominated by five players, four out of these being Chinese brands   -  KIM HONG-JI In India, 85 per cent of the smartphone market is dominated by five players, four out of these being Chinese brands   -  KIM HONG-JI× Says can retain talent with its vast product range; maintains silence on plant closure South Korea’s LG Electronics’ decision to exit the competitive mobile p...

Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay The Asia-Pacific market, including Japan, saw very little movement of the traditional PC market in 2020, the technology analyst firm IDC says, adding that there was only a 0.3% increase year-on-year to take the total units shipped to 103.8 million. Desktops, workstations and notebooks come within IDCs definition of traditional PCs. The company said shipments were expected to grown by 8% in 2021 due to the strong demand and easing in supply shortages....

Made-in-India iPhone 12 doesnt mean lower costs While there is no duty levied on CKD units, duties are levied on imports of parts which vary with components. Effectively the duty still comes to 10-12 per cent even if the brand is manufacturing in the country Nidhi Singal | March 12, 2021 | Updated 01:17 IST Apple iPhone 12 India being an important and maturing market for Apple, the company has now started manufacturing iPhone 12 in India. But while domestic manufacturing might help Apple offer...