India’s Smartphone Sales To Slip In Q4 Amid Early Festive Demand
India’s smartphone sales dip in Q4 2025 as early festive demand shifts purchases, unlike modest global market growth.
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India’s Refurbished Phone Market Up 5%: Counterpoint
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- October 14, 2025
Apple leads refurbished sales with a 19 per cent surge as organised retail, trade-in schemes, and extended warranties strengthen consumer trust in pre-owned devices India’s pre-owned smartphone market grew 5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the first half of 2025, outperforming mature regions such as the US, Europe, and Japan, according to Counterpoint Research. […]
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Nothing Raises $200 Mn In Series C Round At $1.3 Bn Valuation
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- September 16, 2025
This will help the company to create an artificial intelligence-native platform where hardware and software converge into a single intelligent system
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Inside India’s Smartphone Boom: How Gen Z, 5G, And AI Are Powering The Next Wave Of Growth
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- August 21, 2025
In India’s fast-evolving smartphone market, the next wave of growth won’t come from spec wars alone. It will be shaped by a generation that buys with its identity, powered by invisible 5G, and made smarter by AI woven into everyday use, writes CP Khandelwal: CEO PSAV, (Official Partner for HONOR Smartphones in India) Industry […]
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Lava Emerges As Fastest-Growing Smartphone Brand In Mid-Range Segment
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 23, 2024
Indian smartphone brand Lava has emerged as the fastest-growing player in the crucial Rs 10,000-Rs 20,000 segment for both 2023 and the final quarter of the year, according to market research firm Counterpoint. This achievement underlines the company’s success in navigating the highly competitive Indian smartphone landscape. Throughout 2023, Lava witnessed growth, particularly in the […]
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‘Nothing’ Grows With Tech-savvy Consumers
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 12, 2024
Emerging technology brand Nothing is outperforming its own growth predictions, due to India’s tech-savvy consumers, Co-founder, Akis Evangelidis said at the conference on Saturday. He noted that the country’s strong digital infrastructure aided the brand’s success despite introducing its first product during the pandemic. “India is a big part of our focus. Its real savviness […]
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Govt Should Keep Phone Parts Import Duties, Says GTRI
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 23, 2024
The government should not reduce import charges on electronic components used in smartphone manufacture in the next Budget since the present tariff system has proven successful and altering it might affect local manufacturing, according to a GTRI report released on Monday. The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) stated that keeping existing rates will assist in […]
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Xiaomi Beats Estimates With 183% Profit Jump
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 21, 2023
Smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp posted a forecast-beating jump in third-quarter net income on Monday, while revenue also topped estimates as flat device shipments outperformed the wider market. The company’s sales for the period totalled 70.9 billion yuan, beating an average estimate of 70.2 billion yuan from 13 analysts polled by LSEG. Net income jumped by […]
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Mobile Manufacturing Industry Morale Plummets After Lava MD Arrest
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- October 16, 2023
The arrest of Hari Om Rau, founder of homegrown device producer Lava International hit the spirits of the mobile manufacturing sector all-time low, ICEA said on Saturday. The Enforcement Directorate arrested Rai concerning an alleged money laundering case involving the Chinese smart devices maker Vivo. “We understand that the morale of the industry has hit […]
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Apple Ramps Up Retail Efforts In India To Boost Revenue
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- July 6, 2023
Apple is ramping up its efforts in India’s retail market to boost its revenue this year. The company aims to increase sales from the 200 or so franchisee-owned exclusive retail stores in India. To achieve this, Apple has introduced a global consumer promotion and student discount at its company-owned brick-and-mortar and online stores in India. […]