Canalys has released итс detailed report on the Indian smartphone market during the first quarter of 2024. It was a tightly contested Q1 with little separating the top 3 smartphone vendors - Samsung, Xiaomi, and vivo. The market reached 35.3 million sales, a nearly 5 million or 15% increase compared to Q1 of 2023. Samsung was the biggest vendor with 6.7 million units shipped. Xiaomi came second with 6.4 million, and vivo was third with 6.2 million. Oppo (without OnePlus) scored 3.7 million, while realme had 3.4 million. Samsung's successful Galaxy S24 launch paid dividends with...
Samsung launched the Galaxy F15 last month, and initially the phone came in two RAM versions, both with 128GB of storage. So far you've been able to pick between 4GB and 6GB of RAM, but starting now the F15 is also available with 8GB of RAM in India. Storage is still 128GB. This new version can be yours from Samsung authorized retailers for INR 15,999 (approximately $191 or €179 at the current exchange rates). As a launch offer you can get bank cashback or an upgrade bonus of INR 1,000 (about $11 or €11). Aside from the extra RAM, all of the other specs have remained exactly the...
Today Xiaomi has announced the rollout of HyperOS 1.0 for the Redmi Note 13 5G series in India - namely, the Redmi Note 13 5G, the Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G, and the Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G. These devices launched last year running Android 13 with MIUI 14 on top. HyperOS introduces "comprehensive refactoring" for optimized performance on all devices, promising smoother gameplay with better power consumption. Task scheduling is also improved, maximizing performance by distributing tasks across multiple computing units. Multiple optimizations have been applied to the in the underlying technology...
Samsung has been struggling with power efficiency and performance in its last few Exynos platforms, but it took a large step forward with this year's SoCs. And if a new rumor is to be believed it may overtake Qualcomm's top product in 2025. The Exynos 2500 will be better than its competitor Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 both in power efficiency and raw performance, according to a post by PandaFlashPro on X (formerly Twitter), This year's Exynos 2400 can keep up with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but apparently Samsung has found more room for improvement than its American rival. The Exynos 2500 would...
Huawei unveiled the Pura 70 series smartphones yesterday, and according to TechInsights' analyst Sui Qian, the brand could sell more than 10 million units of these smartphones in 2024 if it doesn't face any production capacity issues and keeps the price reasonable. Qian made this prediction for the Pro, Pro+, and Ultra models and said the lineup will increase the sales revenue and growth of Huawei. It could also set new shipment records for the company. The Huawei Pura 70, Pura 70 Pro, Pura 70 Pro+, and Pura 70 Ultra are all powered by the Kirin 9010 SoC. However, the Pura 70 Ultra...
MediaTek announced its latest midrange chipset with the Dimensity 6300. This is a successor to last year’s Dimensity 6100+ featuring an overclocked main Cortex-A76 CPU cluster now working at 2.4Ghz instead of 2.2Ghz. The 2x Cortex-A76 cores are joined by 6x Cortex-A55 clocked at 2GHz. Dimensity 6300 is manufactured on TSMC’s 6nm process and features a Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. MediaTek claims the new chip should offer a 10% boost in CPU performance compared to the outgoing 6100+. Dimensity 6300 also features MediaTek UltraSave 3.0+ technology for power saving and an integrated 5G modem...
The vivo V30e was teased by the company yesterday, and today we get a confirmation of its launch date. The Indian division will introduce the new phone on May 2 and will make it available on Flipkart and vivo's store. This is an entirely new phone with a 5,500 mAh battery and a 50 MP main camera, flanked by vivo's signature Aura Light. We already reported that vivo set a landing page for the V30e, revealing two neat colors, a curved display at the front and a Sony IMX882 sensor for the main shooter. The front-facing camera will get another 50 MP sensor and will feature...
Samsung is expected to launch its Galaxy Z Flip6, Fold6 and Galaxy Ring at the next Galaxy Unpacked event in July. Some speculations suggested we may see Samsung’s in-house Exynos 2400 chipset at the helm of the new foldables but a pair of new Geekbench GPU tests listings reveal it will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy. Galaxy Z Flip6 (SM-F741U) on Geekbench (Vulkan and OpenCL) Galaxy Z Flip6 appeared with the SM-F741U model number and ran Geekbench Compute tests under the Vulcan and OpenCL APIs. The device managed a 15,084 compute score on Vulkan and a 14,325-point...
Apple said it removed Meta-owned apps WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China. The US company was ordered to do so by the state government, which cited national security concerns. Other Meta apps including Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram remain available, as well as other popular US social media apps like YouTube or X (formerly Twitter). Apple stated that the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the removal of these apps from the China storefront. "We are obligated to follow the laws in the countries where we operate, even when we disagree", added the...