New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Global foldable smartphone shipments are projected to grow 20 per cent year‑on‑year in 2026, driven by Apple’s expected entry into the segment and continued premiumisation of the smartphone market, a report said on Tuesday.The report from Counterpoint Research said Apple’s first foldable iPhone is expected to intensify competition, and the company is projected to capture a 46 per cent share in North America in 2026.North America will see the most immediate disr…
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New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Facing a severe, supply‑driven memory crunch, global smartphone shipments ended 2025 with low single digit growth (year-on-year), supported by improving macroeconomic conditions and healthy demand during the holiday season, a report showed on Friday.Global smartphone shipments grew 3.8 per cent in Q4 2025, extending the market’s recovery to a fourth consecutive quarter and marking the strongest holiday quarter since 2021, with most regions posting YoY growth except C…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Indian consumers’ smartphone buying patterns showed a marked shift moving away from the traditional budget‑segment dominance, as Apple Inc.’s iPhone 16 base variant emerged as the top‑selling smartphone model in 2025, a report has said.Counterpoint Research report said that India recorded about 154 million smartphone shipments in 2025, of which the iPhone 16 base model accounted for roughly 6.16 million units, representing about 4 per cent of the overall market by v…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) OnePlus India on Wednesday denied reports of shutting down its India operations, adding operations continue in normal manner amid online misinformation.In its post on social media platform X, OnePlus India CEO Robin Liu said that I wanted to address some misinformation that has been circulating about OnePlus India and its operations.”I wanted to address some misinformation that has been circulating about OnePlus India and its operations. We’re operating as usual and wi…