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  • Global Smartphone Market Grows 2%, iPhone 16 Makes Apple Biggest Brand In September |

    New Delhi: Global smartphone market grew 2 per cent in the July-September period – the first year-on-year growth in a third quarter since Q3 2018 — as Apple became the biggest brand in September helped by early launch of iPhone 16, according to a new report on Tuesday. 

    This was the global smartphone market’s fourth consecutive quarter of growth, a testament to the ongoing market recovery, according to Counterpoint Research’s Smartphone 360 Tracker.

    Apple’s sales grew 1 per cent in Q3, and it established itself as the biggest brand globally in September, helped by the iPhone 16 launch, despite iPhone 16 series sales remaining flat.

    The market has remained stable in 2024, rebounding from the lowest sales in a decade as consumer sentiment and macroeconomic factors continue to fare better than last year. Most markets recovered in Q3 led by Western Europe, Latin America (LATAM) and Japan, all recording double-digit YoY percentage growth.

    Research Director Tarun Pathak said that ass smartphone players have benefitted from the recovering market in 2024, and the top 10 brands have all consolidated share.

    “Samsung and Apple retained the top two spots in Q3 2024, followed by Xiaomi, OPPO and vivo. Samsung led the market with a 19 per cent share, thanks to sustained A-series demand and better performance of the S24 series,” Pathak added.

    “Even as the iPhone 16 series saw flat sales initially, we expect the demand for iPhone 16 series to remain stable due to the large installed base of iPhone users,” he added.

    Growth in smartphone sales volumes is slowing due to lengthening holding periods and maturing consumer base.

    Nevertheless, consumers are spending more than ever on new smartphones, leading to value growth in the industry, said the report.

    “One of four consumers buying a smart phone in 2024 will spend more than $600. This is the segment where new technologies like Gen AI will make a difference,” said the report.

  • Did You Know How Many Smartphone Users Will Use Digital Identity Wallets By 2026?: Reports |

    New Delhi: At least 500 million smartphone users globally will regularly make verifiable claims using a digital identity wallet (DIW) by 2026, a report said on Tuesday. 

    Identity verification establishes confidence in the identity of a person during a digital interaction when curated credentials do not exist, are not available or do not provide sufficient assurance.

    However, due to challenges with the traditional IDV model, solutions based on portable digital identity (PDI) have emerged, according to a Gartner report.

    “The market is entering a transition period as PDI solutions are starting to mature, which in the next five years, will reduce the demand for standalone IDV,” said Akif Khan, VP Analyst at Gartner.

    The current IDV model of a user being asked to do the ID-plus-selfie process repeatedly, is not ideal. Khan said that the processes in place today are focused and limited to core identity data (name, date of birth, address etc.).

    As more and more processes move online, there is a need to tie many other attributes to a user’s identity, such as educational or workplace qualifications, proof of employment, not to mention healthcare data, Khan noted.

    A PDI is best defined as a digital identity that contains all the necessary attributes for identifying someone in the digital world. PDI also means that the user maintains some level of control over security and privacy.

    According to the Gartner report, the principle of PDI is that the user formerly proves their identity with a trusted entity, and once authenticated, it is recorded as an identity assertion.

    That identity assertation is either stored with the party that verified their identity (centralized model) or saved in a DIW on their smartphone (decentralised model).

    The European Commission will also require all EU member states to make a DIW available to citizens by 2026.

  • Best deals on air purifiers in Amazon sale, additional discounts with bank offers

    The third week of the Great Indian Festive Sale of Amazon, one of the big e-commerce companies, is going on. In this sale, huge discounts are being given on many products in product categories like smartphones, laptops, televisions and home appliances. You can also get an additional discount of 10 percent on purchasing through credit cards of some banks. With the onset of winter season, the problem of smog and pollution increases in many cities of the country. Air purifiers can be used to deal with this. Discounts are also being offered on air purifiers in this sale. In Amazon’s sale, Honeywell Air Touch V2 can be purchased for Rs 7,296 instead of the listed price of Rs 12,999. The listed price of Chinese electronics company Xiaomi’s Smart Air Purifier 4 Lite is Rs 14,999 and it is available in the sale for Rs 9,999. Best deals on air purifiers in Amazon sale

    Product MRP Deal price (incl. bank discount) Philips AC1215/20 Air Purifier Rs. Rs 12,995 8,100 Honeywell Air Touch V2 Air Purifier Rs. Rs 12,299 6,567 Xiaomi Smart Air Purifier 4 Lite Rs. Rs 14,999 9,000 Sharp Room FP-F40E-W Air Purifier Rs. Rs 16,500 8,082 Voltas VAP26TWV Air Purifier Rs. Rs 12,990 8,091

  • Realme GT 5 Pro can get 6.78 inch AMOLED screen, triple camera unit

    Chinese smartphone maker Realme’s GT 5 Pro will be launched soon. It will have the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 as its processor. Triple rear camera setup can be given in it. This smartphone can get 16 GB RAM and up to 1 TB storage. Recently the company had given the teaser of GT 5 Pro. A Realme smartphone has been spotted on the TENAA website with model number RMX3888. This could be Realme GT 5 Pro. It comes with a 6.78-inch (1,264×2,780 pixels) AMOLED display. It has RAM options of 8 GB, 12 GB and 16 GB and storage options of 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB. It is featured with an octacore chipset and a maximum clock speed of 3.3 GHz. This listing also includes some images of Realme GT 5 Pro. It has a curved display with a hole-punch cutout in the middle for the selfie camera. Its rear has a circular camera module with LED flash. Its design looks similar to Huawei Mate 50 series. This listing indicates the presence of a triple rear camera unit. It has two 50 megapixel cameras and 8 megapixel sensor. This smartphone has a 32-megapixel camera on the front for selfies and video calls. It has gravity sensor, distance sensor and light sensor. Apart from this, there may be a fingerprint sensor for security. Realme GT 5 Pro may have some upgrades compared to Realme GT 5. Recently, Realme GT 5 was launched in China for CNY 2,999 (approximately Rs 34,404) for the variant with 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. Last month the company launched Narzo 60x. This smartphone has a 50 megapixel primary camera. The price of 4 GB + 128 GB variant of Realme Narzo 60x is Rs 12,999 and 6 GB + 128 GB is Rs 14,499. This smartphone has been made available in green and black colors. The company’s sales have increased in the last few months.

  • Xiaomi 14 will have 6.36 inch LTPO AMOLED display, launch on October 26

    Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi’s Xiaomi 14 series will be launched on October 26. Earlier, the company has given information about the design and some specifications of Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro. Xiaomi 14 will have a 6.36 inch display with minimal bezels. The company has also shared camera samples of this smartphone on the Chinese messaging platform Weibo. Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro will be provided with a Leica tuned rear camera unit and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC as processor. Xiaomi 14, the base model of this series, will have a 6.36 inch Huaxing C8 LTPO AMOLED display with 1.5K resolution, 460 ppi pixel density and adaptive refresh rate up to 120 Hz. Its peak brightness will be 3,000 nits. This smartphone will be made available in Rock Blue, Snow Mountain Pink and Classic Black colors. There is an improvement in the images in the camera samples given by Xiaomi. It will have a 75 mm telephoto lens. Xiaomi 14 series will have HyperOS operating system. Earlier, some leaks had suggested that Xiaomi 14 will have a 4,600 mAh battery with support for 90 W wired charging and 50 W wireless charging. The Xiaomi 14 Pro may pack a 4,860 mAh battery with support for 120 W wired fast charging and 50 W wireless charging. The company has planned to increase sales from retail stores in India. For the last few years, Xiaomi has been focusing on e-commerce websites. After lagging behind South Korea’s Samsung, Xiaomi is trying to increase its smartphone sales. There are more than 60 crore smartphone users in the country. However, online’s share in smartphone sales is 44 percent. Retail stores contribute significantly to these sales. Data from market research firm Counterpoint shows that only 34 percent of the company’s total sales this year came from retail stores. In comparison, Samsung’s offline sales are about 57 percent. In the third quarter of the current year, Xiaomi has secured second position in the country’s smartphone market with about 18 percent market share. It has benefited from launching affordable 5G smartphones. South Korean consumer electronics company Samsung has retained its first position in this market.

  • There will be no need of licensing for import of computers and laptops in India

    Licensing will not be implemented for import of computers and laptops in the country. However, shipments of these devices will be monitored. Earlier in August, the central government had announced the implementation of the license requirement for import of certain products including computers, laptops and tablets from November 1. Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal told reporters, “We believe that there are no such restrictions on laptops. We are only saying that the import of laptops should be monitored. We are only monitoring. There are no such restrictions. Are not.” In this regard, the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has said that there will be an import management system for this. It will be implemented from November 1. The regulation of IT hardware industry is with MeitY. DGFT notifies decisions related to import or export of any product. However, the IT hardware industry has expressed apprehensions regarding this. An industry source said, “It will be like an import management system in which an authorization will be issued to people. It is a type of licensing.” In this, companies will have to request for a specific number of imports and they will get authorization for import. Samsung, one of the big consumer electronics companies, has prepared to increase manufacturing in the country. The company’s smartphones are already being produced in the country. Samsung also plans to manufacture laptops at its factory in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. This will give a boost to the Make in India scheme of the Central Government. Under this scheme, incentives are given for electronics manufacturing. Samsung has prepared to set up a new laptop manufacturing unit in the factory that produces smartphones. This unit will have the capacity to manufacture 60,000-70,000 laptops annually. The government had announced a $2 billion manufacturing incentive scheme with an aim to attract large investments in IT hardware manufacturing. The government aims to increase the annual production of electronics to $300 billion by 2026. Big companies selling laptops in the country include Apple, Dell, Lenovo and HP, Acer, Samsung and LG. A large number of laptops are imported from countries like China.

  • Big discount on iPhone 14, Pixel 7a, Galaxy S22 in Flipkart Big Dussehra Sale

    Big Dussehra sale of Flipkart, one of the big e-commerce companies, is going on. This sale started from 22nd October. In this, discounts are being given on many products in different categories like laptops, smartphones, wearables and appliances. Card holders of Bajaj Finserv, Kotak Bank, RBL and State Bank of India can also get additional discounts in this sale. Apart from this, there are also options for exchange offer and no-cost EMI. In this sale, premium smartphones of major brands like Apple, Samsung and Google can be purchased at discounted prices. The iPhone 14, launched last year, can be purchased for Rs 52,999 instead of its original price of Rs 69,900. iPhone 14 Plus was launched for Rs 89,900. It is available in Flipkart sale for Rs 60,999. American technology company Google’s Pixel 7a can be purchased in this sale for Rs 35,999. With bank discount, you can get it for only Rs 34,999. This smartphone was launched earlier this year for Rs 43,999. Chinese smartphone maker Oppo’s Reno 10 5G is available in this sale for Rs 29,999 instead of Rs 38,999. The listed price of Motorola Edge 40 is Rs 34,999 and it can be purchased in the sale for Rs 26,999. You can also get an additional discount of Rs 750 on purchases made through some bank cards. Early last year, Samsung launched the 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage variant of the Galaxy S22 for Rs 85,999. It is available in Flipkart sale for Rs 39,999. On exchanging the old smartphone, its price can be reduced by Rs 39,150. The base variant of the recently launched Nothing Phone 2 with 128 GB storage can be purchased in this sale for Rs 32,999 (including bank discount). Apart from this, exchange of old smartphone can reduce the price by Rs 8,000. The price of Poco F5 in this sale is Rs 23,999. Apart from this, Vivo’s T2 Pro 5G can be purchased for Rs 21,999.

  • Huge discounts on Redmi 12C, Honor 90, Motorola Razr 40 Ultra in Amazon sale

    Big discounts are being given on many smartphones during Dussehra Dhamaka Deals in the Great Indian Festival Sale of Amazon, one of the big e-commerce companies. In this, expensive smartphones like Realme Narzo 60 Pro to Motorola Razr 40 Ultra coming in the budget segment can be purchased at low prices. This sale started on 8 October. Apart from this, due to some bank offers, the price of the product may also reduce from the sale price. The option to exchange the old device is also being given. There are discounts on both 4G and 5G smartphones in this sale. In this, iQOO Z7s 5G can be purchased for only Rs 15,499 with EMI of Rs 5,166 per month. Apart from this, Redmi 12C and Realme Narzo N53 are also available at very low prices with bank offers. Some best deals on smartphones in Amazon sale

    Product MRP Deal Price Realme Narzo 60 Pro 5G Rs. Rs 26,999 20,999 iQOO Z7s 5G Rs. Rs 23,999 15,499 Honor 90 Rs. Rs 49,999 29,999 Motorola Razr 40 Ultra Rs. 1,19,999 Rs. 72,999 Redmi 12C Rs. Rs 13,999 6,999 Realme Narzo N53 Rs. Rs 10,999 7,999 Tecno Pova 5 Pro 5G Rs. Rs 19,999 11,969

  • Xiaomi 14 series will be launched with HyperOS on October 26

    The new smartphone series of Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi will be launched this week. The company’s new operating system will also be introduced in the Xiaomi 14 series. This may include Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro. The new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC can be given in these smartphones. Xiaomi has informed on the Chinese messaging platform Weibo about the launch of its new series of smartphones on October 26. Apart from HyperOS, these smartphones will be provided with a new camera system developed in collaboration with Leica. The company’s HyperOS operating system will be available for the first time in this series. Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC can be found in both the smartphones of this series. Qualcomm can announce this processor this week. Recently, tipster Anvin (@ZionsAnvin) shared a poster on X (previously Twitter) which allegedly gave the specifications of Xiaomi 14. This smartphone may have a 6.44 inch Huaxing C8 OLED display with 1.5K resolution and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. Its screen can support Dolby Vision, HDR10+. Apart from this, LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.0 storage can be available. A larger VC cooling system can be provided in it. This smartphone can get 50 megapixel primary camera, 50 megapixel ultra-wide angle sensor and 50 megapixel telephoto sensor. Its 4,600 mAh battery can support 90 W wired charging and 50 W wireless charging. The company has planned to increase sales from retail stores in India. For the last few years, Xiaomi has been focusing on e-commerce websites. After lagging behind South Korea’s Samsung, it is trying to increase its smartphone sales. There are more than 60 crore smartphone users in the country. However, online’s share in smartphone sales is 44 percent. Retail stores contribute significantly to these sales. Data from market research firm Counterpoint shows that only 34 percent of the company’s total sales this year came from retail stores. In comparison, Samsung’s offline sales are about 57 percent.

  • Huge discounts on OnePlus, Samsung smartphones in Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale

    Big discounts and offers are being offered on many products in the Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale. These also include smartphones from brands like OnePlus, Samsung, Realme and Xiaomi. In this sale, customers can also get an additional discount of 10 percent if they purchase through State Bank of India (SBI) card. In this sale, OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G can be purchased with a special coupon discount for Rs 24,998. This smartphone was launched for Rs 26,999. There is a discount of Rs 1,000 on Realme Narzo N53 in Amazon sale. The listed price of this smartphone is Rs 8,999 and it is available in this sale for Rs 7,999. The launch price of Chinese smartphone maker iQoo’s Z6 Lite 5G was Rs 15,499 and it can be purchased in the sale for Rs 12,999. Exchange offer is also being given by Amazon. Best deals on smartphones from OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi, and iQoo in Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale

    Product MRP Deal Price Samsung Galaxy M14 5G (6GB + 128GB) Rs. Rs 13,490 11,990 iQoo Z6 Lite 5G (6GB + 128GB) Rs. Rs 15,499 11,999 OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G (8GB + 128GB) Rs. Rs 26,998 23,748 OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G (8GB + 128GB) Rs. Rs 19,999 19,499 Samsung Galaxy M34 5G (8GB + 256GB) Rs. Rs 20,999 19,749 iQoo Z7 Pro 5G (8GB + 128GB) Rs. Rs 23,999 22,999 Redmi Note 12 (6GB + 64GB) Rs. Rs 18,999 11,498 Redmi A2 (2GB + 64GB) Rs. Rs 5,999 5,299 Realme Narzo N53 (4GB + 64GB) Rs. Rs 8,999 7,999