Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi led the Indian smartphone market during the April-June 2022 period despite a 22 percent decline in its sales volume, a Cyber Media Research (CMR) report said on Thursday. Xiaomi stayed on top position with 20 percent market share, followed by Samsung with 18 percent share. The Korean phone maker, however, led the … Read more
Itel Vision 3 smartphone has been launched in India. It is a budget offering that is packed with features not often seen in the sub- Rs. 8K segment. The Vision 3 is equipped with a 5,000mAh AI battery that supports reverse charging and 18W fast charging. The handset has a 6.6-inch HD+ IPS display with … Read more
Itel A49 has been launched in India as the latest model in the company’s A series. The new entry-level 4G smartphone is offered in a single RAM and storage configuration with three different colour options. Itel A49 features a waterdrop-style notch display and comes with dual rear cameras with artificial intelligence (AI) based camera effects. … Read more
Smartphone shipments in India grew the highest ever with an 11 percent year-on-year increase to reach 169 million units in 2021, according to a market research report. The significant growth in the smartphone shipments come alongside a record increase in the revenue generated by the market. While Xiaomi maintained its leadership in the smartphone market … Read more
Itel Vision 2S has launched in India as a new phone in the budget segment. The phone runs on Android 11 (Go Edition) operating system and features an HD+ resolution display. There is a dual rear camera setup at the back and a rear fingerprint sensor. It packs a large 5,000mAh battery that claims to … Read more
Itel Magic 2 4G feature phone has been launched in India. It comes with Wi-Fi Hotspot tethering, 4G connectivity, and a 1.3-megapixel rear camera. The feature phone has 8 preloaded games and can connect up to 8 devices simultaneously with inbuilt 4G Wi-Fi hotspot. The feature phone integrates a feature called King Voice — an … Read more
Itel A23 Pro has launched in India as an entry-level 4G smartphone. It is offered in a single configuration with two colour options. Itel A23 Pro runs Android 10 (Go Edition) and comes with a single rear camera. Being an entry-level phone, the display is surrounded by thick bezels with the top bezel housing the … Read more
Itel and Tecno, brands both owned by Transsion Holdings, have announced a 60-day warranty extension in India owing to pandemic-imposed lockdowns in several districts. The companies separately announced that only those smartphones and feature phones will be eligible that have their warranties expiring between April 15 and June 15. Eligible smartphone owners would then have … Read more
Itel Vision 2 has been launched in India as an entry-level smartphone that succeeds Itel Vision 1 that was debuted in February 2020. The phone comes with quite a few upgrades over its predecessor in both design and specifications. Itel Vision 2 now sports a hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera and has a triple … Read more
The aggregate duty on import of components has become almost equal to that on a complete unit. Synopsis From Oct 1, the government levied 10% import, or basic customs, duty on display assembly, touch panel/cover glass assembly, as per the phased manufacturing programme milestones. The levy is also expected to increase prices of devices by … Read more