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Samsung's new foldable smartphone has been on the cards for some time now. With its official unveiling done back in November last year, the much-anticipated foldable phone was due to be released in March, this year, along with a 5G powered Galaxy S10. However, the official ad video for the foldable Galaxy 'F' seems to have been leaked.  Samsung Galaxy...

India's premium smartphone market has been dominated by the three major brands - OnePlus, Samsung and Apple. With Apple's declining sales in India, it was up to OnePlus and Samsung to capture the top spot in India's premium segment of smartphones. And, according to a recent report by Counterpoint, the battle for 2018 seems to have been won by...

How do you react when you learn about the development that could lead to the world's largest smartphone manufacturer abandoning the world's fastest-growing smartphone market? Surprising enough, isn't it? Samsung India Electronics has sent the Government of India a letter regarding its production of smartphones. In the letter, it says that the company has to "stop manufacturing of flagship products...

India is the fastest growing smartphone market in the world. The low penetration of smartphones (33%) and the string Q-o-Q growth make it an attractive destination for all the major smartphone manufacturers of the world. The Korean smartphone major, Samsung dominated the Indian smartphone market for quite a long time. However, it is now only second best to the...

The great business rivalry between Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. (KRX:005930) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is not hidden from anyone else. In spite of that, both the companies are always open to exploring business synergies that could result in a win-win situation for both of them. Samsung is the largest supplier of iPhone display to Apple and now Samsung is reportedly...

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (KRX:005930) has just unveiled its new Galaxy A8s. And after months of speculation, we can finally witness the debut of the Infinity-O design with Samsung. Let us look into Samsung's announcement with a little more detail.The Infinity-O is just the name decided for the in-display camera technology. Another name for it can be the Hole-in-Active-Area or Hole-Punch...

 The above DGraph represents the worldwide tablet shipments from Q2 2010 to the most recent quarter. In Q3 2018, the worldwide tablet market witnessed a massive 8.6% YoY decline, as the shipments fell to 36.4 million units.However, there is a significant increase of 10.3% compared to the previous quarter, where 33 million units of tablets were shipped, globally.Surprisingly, the third quarter...

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (KRX:005930) is looking for a new path to follow in its bid to be a step ahead of its competition. The company has finally unveiled its much-anticipated foldable phone on Wednesday, at Samsung Developer Conference at San Francisco, CA. However, the company is yet to give a name to the device.Samsung Foldable Phone will come in March 2019, along with...

The number of smartphone users worldwide is expected to hit 3 billion mark by the end of 2018, which depicts that 39% of the global population will be owning a smartphone. It portrays a big window of opportunity for all smartphone manufacturers to strengthen their presence by penetrating the global market more deeply. Surprisingly, the global smartphone shipments have been declining with...

Global tablet shipments have gone down yet again in Q3 2018, due to the increasing demand for large screen flagship smartphones, a.k.a Phablets, such as Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Apple iPhone XS Max, OnePlus 6T, etc. Surprisingly, this is the 16th quarter in a row when the global tablet market witnessed a YoY decline in terms of shipments. According...

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (KRX:005930) is all set to launch Galaxy A9 in India on November 20, 2018. It's the world's first quad-camera high-end smartphone from Samsung and a lot is riding on the success of the device. To make it more appealing for Indian users, the company has apparently decided to set the price of Galaxy A9 in such a...

This year, about 337 million people in India will own a smartphone, witnessing a 15.6% growth. This is the highest estimated growth rate in the smartphone industry by any country in the world. Despite the promising market scenario, India is struggling to grow in term of quarterly smartphone shipments. Overall, the smartphone shipments in India decreased by 1% YoY, to...

It's true, with great position comes great responsibility. And it becomes even more crucial when the responsibility is given by one of the world's most valuable brand - Samsung. Unfortunately, people tend to forget that, which cost them fortune many times. Something similar happened with Xenia Sobchak, the brand ambassador of Samsung in Russia.The Korean smartphone giant has sued Xenia, a...

 The above graph represents the worldwide smartphone shipments from Q2 2015 to the most recent quarter, by top five smartphone vendors. In Q4 2018, the world's top 5 smartphone vendors were Samsung, Apple, Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi.The smartphone vendors shipped a total of 375.4 million units during the fourth quarter of 2018. That's a significant 4.9% YoY decline. Surprisingly, Q4...

It's been almost a months since the third quarter ended, various smartphone market analysis reports for the third fiscal quarter are now in. Counterpoint Research has released its quarterly analysis reports, and some of the results are not too dissimilar to those seen in the last quarter. The one constant that stands out is that of the premium smartphone market...

It is the first time in India smartphone market when all top brands strengthen its quarterly performance. The India smartphone shipments in Q3 2018 grew 24% Q-o-Q and 5% Y-o-Y, indicating a sizeable number of mobile phone users in India are upgrading to smartphones.According to the latest report by Counterpoint Research, the growth of the India smartphone market in Q3...