Foxconn and Apple Look for Labor Law Parity Between India and China
by Omid Rahmat
The shifting focus of manufacturing to the world’s most populated country continues to gain ground.
Tags:Apple| Foxconn| India| Manufacturing
India Smartphone Market Declined by 10% in 2022 to 144 Million Units
by Artem Alekseenko
According to the International Data Corporation ’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the India smartphone market exited 2022 with 144 million shipments (the lowest since 2019), with a 10% decline YoY (year-over-year). 4Q22 declined 27% YoY …
Tags:Analytics & Tools| IDC| India| Smartphone Market
India’s Smartwatch Market Grew 151.3%
by Omid Rahmat
Sales of smartwatches in India went from 12.22 million units in 2021 to 30.72 million units in 2022, according to IDC Research. The data tracks smartwatches inclusive of basic and advanced. Smartwatch ASPs continue …
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Vedanta and Foxconn $20 Billion Gujarat Fab Gets Tech Leadership
by Omid Rahmat
Vedanta has hired a Texas Instruments and NXP Semiconductor vet, David Reed, as CEO of is semiconductor business. Last year, Vedanta and Foxconn announced a joint venture to build a $20 billion fab for …
Tags:Foxconn| India| Manufacturing| OLED Fabs| Vedanta
India’s Union Budget may be a Boon for Local TV Manufacturing
by Omid Rahmat
“It’s great to witness how the TV industry in India is growing at such a rapid pace with 38% market share Y-O-Y (Q3 2022). Major companies are putting more emphasis on domestic production. With …
Tags:India| TV Set Market
‘Made in India’ TV Shipments Grow 33% in Q3 2022
by Omid Rahmat
‘Made in India’ TV shipments grew 33% QoQ in Q3 2022 (July-September) to reach over 5 million units, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Made in India service. In the electronic wearables category, the TWS segment led …
Tags:Analytics & Tools| India| shipment data
India to Standardise on USB Type-C
by Bob Raikes
What They Say The India Times reports that India is to follow the EU in standardising on USB Type-C for electronic devices including smartphones, notebooks and tablets and the regulation could be in place …
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India Smartphone Market Declined By 10% YoY in 3Q22, Recording the Lowest Third Quarter Shipments Since 2019, says IDC
by Artem Alekseenko
India smartphone market declined 10% year-over-year (YoY) shipping 43 million units in 3Q22 (July-September), according to the International Data Corporation ’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This was the lowest third-quarter shipment since 2019 despite an …
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Apple Pushes Pegatron to India for iPhone Assembly
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Bloomberg has reported that Apple is pushing Pegatron to assemble iPhone 14 models in India as it seeks to diversify away from production in China. Foxconn already assembles some units of the …
Tags:Apple| India| iPhone| Smartphone Market| Supply Chain
Amazon says fear of Google putting off vendors from TV hardware partnership
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Amazon said that fear of some retaliation by Google has deterred half a dozen hardware vendors from signing up in an investigation in India by the Competition Commission of India. The Commission …
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Google reportedly considering making Pixel phones in India
by Milos Pavlovic
What They Say Two separate reports this week suggest that more smartphone handset assembly may be moving to India. Reuters reported analysis from JPMorgan that a quarter of Apple’s iPhone production could be in …
Tags:Apple| Google| India| iPhone| Smartphone Market
Xiaomi Result Shows Smartphone Sales Down
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Xiaomi saw a 20% drop in revenue in Q2, year on year, below the predictions of analysts. Volume of handsets was down 22%, and revenues down 29%, further than the market …
Tags:China| Financial Data| India| Smartphone Market| Xiaomi