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India smartphone shipments fall 2% in Q1 2026

19+ hour, 9+ min ago  (417+ words) Vivo led India's smartphone market with a 21% market share, followed by Samsung (17%), OPPO (14%), and Xiaomi (12%). Vivo also topped the 5 G smartphone segment with a 23% share, closely followed by Samsung at 16%. Q1 2026: Key Smartphone Market Highlights Vivo captured the top spot with…...

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Apple holds talks with Intel, Samsung for US chipmaking

19+ hour, 6+ min ago  (914+ words) Apple Inc. has held exploratory discussions about using Intel Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. to produce the main processors for its devices in the US, a move that would offer a secondary option beyond longtime partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co....

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India smartphone shipments fall 2% in Q1 2026, CMR

18+ hour, 49+ min ago  (406+ words) Vivo led India's smartphone market with a 21% market share, followed by Samsung (17%), OPPO (14%), and Xiaomi (12%). Vivo also topped the 5 G smartphone segment with a 23% share, closely followed by Samsung at 16%. Q1 2026: Key Smartphone Market Highlights Vivo captured the top spot with…...

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communicationstoday. co. in > global-smartphone-soc-shipments-fall-8-yoy-in-q1-2026

Global smartphone So C shipments fall 8% Yo Y in Q1 2026

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (234+ words) Qualcomm and Media Tek recorded double-digit declines in shipments. In contrast, Apple, Samsung, Google and UNISOC posted positive growth. Their integrated supply chains helped Apple, Samsung and Google to better mitigate the impact of the ongoing memory crunch. Global smartphone…...

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EU wants better phones. But at what cost? Finshots

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1176+ words) Back in 201112, a small bootstrapped startup reached out to Google with a radical idea: what if a smartphone could be swapped like a Lego set? Instead of replacing the entire device, what if you could upgrade just the individual parts?...

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Karnataka bets on ecosystem play to lure Apple supply chain, Kharge

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (225+ words) Karnataka is sharpening its focus on building a robust electronics manufacturing ecosystem to draw global supply chain giants'particularly those linked to Apple'into the state, IT and Electronics Minister Priyank Kharge said, as the state steps up its bid to emerge…...

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communicationstoday. co. in > refurbished-smartphones-set-to-dominate-2026-as-ram-prices-squeeze-brands

Refurbished smartphones to dominate as RAM prices squeeze brands

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (327+ words) India's smartphone market is expected to see a rising share of refurbished devices as prices of new phones increase and consumer spending turns cautious amid macroeconomic (macro) headwinds driven by global uncertainty. The first signs are already visible. Counterpoint Research…...

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Smartphone storage to grow 4. 8% in 2026 despite rising NAND flash prices

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (280+ words) As a result, the i Phone 17 series raised its minimum storage configuration from 128 GB to 256 GB to ensure sufficient capacity for AI applications and user data. The Huawei Mate 80 series is also promoting the wider adoption of 512 GB variants to…...

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communicationstoday. co. in > amazon-eyes-smartphone-comeback-more-than-a-decade-after-fire-phone-flop

Amazon eyes smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1199+ words) In 2014, Amazon introduced its first smartphone, hoping to take on Apple and Samsung. Instead, the Fire Phone " overseen directly by founder Jeff Bezos " was scrapped in barely over a year, one of Amazon's highest-profile flops. Now, Amazon is dialing up…...

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India to tighten security checks on all telecom gear

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (580+ words) India is set to tighten security testing rules for equipment such as Wi-Fi routers, broadband devices and fibre network gear as it seeks to make telecom equipment safer for use in the country's internet networks, government officials and industry executives…...