China-based Xiaomi, India’s No.1 smartphone brand, has been forced to start an aggressive TV campaign after its biggest rival, BBK Electronics, introduced its own no-frills handset RealMe 1. With this, BBK Electronics — which owns brands such as Oppo, Vivo and OnePlus — has successfully used Xiaomi’s own strategy to challenge the No.1 smartphone brand. […]
China’s BBK Electronics, which sells its smartphones under brands such as Oppo, Vivo and OnePlus, has emerged as the top smartphone seller in India, dislodging Samsung which had been on top for six years. Samsung, however, continues to be the top feature-phone brand in the country. Between its three brands, BBK Electronics had a total […]
Xiaomi has emerged as the second biggest smartphone brand in India after Samsung as its smash hit Redmi Note 4 broke sales records, according to market share numbers for the first three months of the year. The numbers also revealed that for the first time in eight years, there could be no Indian brand in […]
China’s LOVE brands — Lenovo, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi — will have to introduce cheaper models in 2017 to continue their strong growth in India, CyberMedia Research said in a report. The reason? India’s replacement and upgrade market — Rs 10,000-13,000 — will no longer be the center of action in 2017 and to continue their growth, […]
Oppo, the Chinese smartphone giant, looks set to start manufacturing OnePlus 3 in India, according to an industry source. Oppo is the former employer of OnePlus founder Pete Lau, and investment company Oppo Electronic was disclosed to be a shareholder in OnePlus. At present, the OnePlus 3 is manufactured in Shenzen in China and at […]
Sometimes, competition can come from unexpected quarters, and that is what’s up with Xiaomi’s Mi5 smartphone. The device, considered unbeatable in terms of value, caused some consternation among fans when it was priced at Rs 24,999 — the highest ever price for any Xiaomi device ever launched in India. While normally brands like Oppo and […]
OPPO, a China-based smartphone brand, has changed its India CEO, and said it has sold around 400,000 phones in India since its entry last year. It also said it is targeting to sell 1.5 million units in 2015. The company has been among the most aggressive in terms of expenditure on promotions, hoardings and so […]
Oppo Joy 3, the 4.5-inch budget phone from the Chinese phonemaker, is available in select outlets in Delhi at a price of Rs 7,600. The phone was listed on the company’s website a month ago, and has a 4.5 inch 0.4 MP display and a quad-core processor. In terms of specifications, the phone is quite […]
Photography oriented OPPO N3 has been launched in India at a price of Rs 42,990. It comes with 5 optical lenses and has a (sensor) pixel size of 1.34 microns and a 16 MP camera. “The uber stylish OPPO N3 has a motorized swivel camera with PI 2.0+ technology that can track objects as they […]
Oppo, which is celebrating its one-year anniversary in India, has launched its Oppo N3 smartphone, which will compete with Moto X2 and Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro. Basic specifications of the Oppo N3 include a Snapdragon 801 8974AA Quad-core 2.3 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB memory, Schneider Kreuznach 16 MP ultra-sophisticated rotating camera, full […]
OPPO,the Chinese brand of smartphones, said it will offer special discounts on several of its phones through February to celebrate the anniversary of its launch in India. The extent of the discounts was not revealed, and a check on the Flipkart website revealed nothing. The company has 12 phones in India, including flagship models such […]
The Samsung Note 4, the Korean Brand’s latest high-end smartphone will be launched in India next month with a price tag of around Rs 55,000. The model is expected to be launched in India at the same time as it is in the UK, where the date has been projected as mid October. According to […]
