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With JioPhone, entry-level handsets to see more action in India

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Gurugram/New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) With JioPhone pre-booking starting from August 24, the entry-level smartphone market would see a lot more action for few quarters from now onwards, a new report said on Thursday.

According to CyberMedia Research (CMR), 61.8 million mobiles were shipped in the second quarter of 2017, of which 54 per cent were feature phones, witnessing 9 per cent sequential growth.

“As the JioPhone launch looms, the prospects of feature phones as well as entry-level smartphones brands aligned to these markets pushed the shipments in wake of anticipated contraction of the market due to Jio Phone availability in 3Q and beyond,” the CMR report stated.

CMR announced that with several Chinese brands like Xiaomi, Lenovo, Vivo, Oppo and iTel showing growth in the range of 7-33 per cent in smartphones, the focus is now all about competition among these brands to occupy the leading positions in the market.

“As smart phones complete its first decade in India, Samsung will continue to enjoy the market leadership, 6th time in a row,” said Thomas George, Senior Vice President and Head, CMR.

Xiaomi was among ace performers in the quarter, not only taking it to No 2 in the Smartphone market in India but also contributing to the revival of Rs 4,000-Rs 6,000 price segment that witnessed 55 per cent growth sequentially.

“The entry-level market of smartphones will see some growth primarily due to attempts by various handset makers to counter the emergence of 4G Featurephones. This should also see support of incumbent operators who are seeing revenues eroding at the hands of Jio’s entry into the market,” added Faisal Kawoosa, Principal Analyst, Telecom and ESDM, CMR.

The price segment of Rs 8,000-Rs 10,000 should also see some upward trend as a lot of 3G owners would want to go for a 4G upgrade.

“At present, of estimated 350 million smartphone users, 150-160 million have a 4G Smartphone opening up a huge opportunity for sub Rs 10,000 price category 4G smartphones. This will be targeting late adopters as well as the technology leggards,” Kawoosa added.

According to CMR, the market will be pretty flat for the year. However, there should be a replacement of certain volumes of feature phones as well as smartphones for 4G featurephones.

This could impact volume sales of feature phones in the range of 25-30 per cent and for smartphones, the offset could be 5-6 per cent for the calendar year, the report said.

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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