‘Make in India’ in Action: Notes from the Field
At a time when global manufacturing supply chains are getting disrupted on account of the US-China Trade War, and companies are scouting newer markets to escape higher tariffs, India has …
Making Smartphones Last Longer: The Rise of Battery Capacities
Smartphones have redefined the way we communicate, work, entertain, play and explore the world around us. In fact, smartphones are now the primary device for consumers to get connected digitally …
Enabling richer user experiences in entry-level smartphones
India represents one of the world’s fastest growing smartphone markets, with the smartphone market growing by around 10% in 2018. A confluence of factors, driven by a growing aspirational class, …
What’s the Outlook for 5G-Capable Phones in India?
This year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC19) at Barcelona was an interesting showcase of game-changing Android Smartphone Innovation, with an overarching, upbeat theme of 5G. At the MWC19, some of the …
Multi-Camera Smartphones: The Next Battleground Beyond Megapixels
As smartphone ‘form factors’ continue to remain increasingly homogenized, with not much to differentiate, smartphone brands are looking for new spec differentiators to define themselves in a hyper-competitive market. One …
Smartphones: Growing Taller, and Out of Reach?
From the time, the first smartphones with 18:9 display hit the market, video streaming has become increasingly mainstream. Its, no surprise then that some smartphone manufacturers started pushing the envelope …
Foldable Phones: Marvel or Work-in-Progress?
The recent unveil of Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G phone, followed by the Huawei folding Mate X 5G at MWC 2019, have brought forth a new innovation wave cycle in Smartphones. …
Smartphones: Year-end Review and Outlook
2018 was an interesting year for smartphones in the India market, with a series of steady and even impressive, smartphones from all major brands, Chinese as well as Global. Across …
What OPPO’s new R&D Hub means for India
On December 15, 2018, OPPO, a leading smartphone brand, announced their first ever R&D Center in Hyderabad, India. For OPPO, the R&D Center is the fourth globally, and their largest …
Realme, the No.1 Emerging Brand now: CMR
Gurugram/New Delhi 22nd November, 2018. During the festive season, the one brand that had the maximum growth rate amongst all major smartphone brands was Realme, thereby taking the mantle of …