Page 27 - Smartphones

Samsung announces Galaxy Assured buyback offer on smartphones: Details here

Samsung also introduced Galaxy Forever offer, which lets consumers buy the Galaxy S20-series smartphones by paying 60% of the total cost upfront and rest of the amount at the end of first-year

Samsung's 2nd quarter chip sales unlikely made up for smartphone weakness

The world's biggest supplier of certain memory chips on Tuesday will announce preliminary April-June revenue as well as operating profit.

OnePlus Nord name confirmed for OnePlus' upcoming affordable smartphone

OnePlus Nord would mark the Chinese smartphone maker's return to midrange segment, and India and Europe would be the first countries to get it

Vivo V19 review: Scores well on design, performance but the price pinches

The Vivo V19 comes in 128GB and 256GB internal storage variants, both with 8 GB of RAM, priced at Rs 27,999 and Rs 31,990, respectively

MediaTek announces Helio G35, Helio G25 chips for budget gaming smartphones

MediaTek Helio G25 and Helio G35 include MediaTek HyperEngine game technology

Facebook tool converts smartphone photos into 3D images in a jiffy

A team of Facebook researchers has created an end-to-end system that helps users turn photos they take on their smartphones into 3D images within seconds.

OnePlus goes back to making affordable smartphones, launch set for July

The upcoming phone will be a part of company's new smartphone series, which will coexist with company's premium smartphone line-up

Realme Narzo 10A's 4G RAM and 64GB storage variant launched at Rs 9,999

The Realme Narzo 10A's new variant goes on sale at Flipkart and Realme online portal on June 23

Qualcomm unveils 5G-ready Snapdragon 690 SoC for midrange phones: Know more

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 also brings Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1 with aptX adaptive codec support, up to 120Hz screen refresh rate support, and much more

India online smartphone share to touch record 45% in 2020: Report

Among the online channels, Flipkart is likely to hold top position while Amazon will grow the fastest

Covid-19 impact: Xiaomi, Oppo turn to expensive imports as units struggle

The move is a costly one as the world's second-largest smartphone market imposes steep tariffs on imports of devices and components

Xiaomi, Oppo to import smartphones to India as plants struggle: Report

Oppo assembles its India-made phones at a plant on the outskirts of New Delhi

Google records best Pixel smartphone shipments at 7.2 mn in 2019: IDC

The Pixel-series smartphones' shipments grew 52 per cent year-on-year at 7.2 million units and the company had outpaced OnePlus shipments in 2019

India-centric affordable OnePlus smart TV, OnePlus Z set to debut in July

This is part of new strategy where OnePlus seeks to resume making affordable smartphones while also expanding into new product categories

Vocal for local: India's $6.7 bn plan to boost electronics manufacturing

The government is offering a production-linked incentive (PLI) involving cash worth 4 per cent to 6 per cent of additional sales of goods made locally over five years

iQOO 3 gets a price cut, now available for Rs 31,990 in India

The offer will be applicable on all iQOO3 variants starting May 29 till June 15, the company said in a statement

Relaxations in lockdown norms, new business models boost smartphones sale

Smartphone industry seems to be limping back to normalcy as sales are picking up at both online and offline market segments

Mobile phone makers seek wage compensation, free Covid-19 tests for workers

The ICEA has written a letter to Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar requesting him to facilitate wage compensation under the sickness benefit

Global mobile phone shipments to decline by 14.6% due to Covid1-9: Gartner

Smartphone shipments will achieve a slightly slower decline of 13.7 per cent year over year to total 1.3 billion units this year

Samsung confirms June 4 launch of mid-range smartphone Galaxy A31 in India

The phone will feature a quad camera set up at the rear backed by a 48MP main sensor