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The Acer brand and Dixon’s factories: Indkal’s rise as the electronics maker that manufactures nothing

Six-year-old Indkal Technologies scaled without factories, piggybacking on a couple of global giants. Now, it has to show that the low-capex, high-licensing model can thrive in India’s high-octane electronics market

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Xiaomi’s electric car is a risky ride in the world’s biggest EV market

The Chinese smartphone maker wants to be the heartbeat of smart homes. To that end, electric vehicles are the latest on its agenda

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India’s manufacturing resurgence has a people problem. Ask Tamil Nadu

As orders swell, desperate electronics makers are even hiring those who have only cleared eighth grade

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Vivo is in India’s crosshairs. It still became the No. 1 smartphone brand

But amid tough regulatory scrutiny, it may not continue to reign supreme

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Forget Taiwan’s Foxconn and Pegatron. India’s Dixon is the world’s hottest electronics maker

Why investors give the US$3.8 billion-worth producer of phones and TVs the kind of premium global peers can only dream of

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India to Vietnam: Apple’s online store strikes resellers again

Apple’s online store launched in Vietnam last month threatens local resellers. Mobile World and FPT Retail might get hit the hardest

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OnePlus is moving on from the ground it built in India’s premium-smartphone segment

There’s a major shift underway at OnePlus, courtesy of the Nord—an affordable-premium flagship that seems to be changing the identity of the phone maker

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Xiaomi India picks up the pieces after raids set its house on fire

Over the past year, the Chinese consumer electronics giant has seen several top-level exits, closed non-core operations, and lost market share in India. It’s going to be a long journey before it gets back on its feet

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Indians’ love for the iPhone is stronger than ever. But Apple retailers are not happy

While the proliferation of easy financing options and the post-pandemic “revenge buying” are driving iPhone sales in India, offline retailers—key to Apple’s success in India so far—are paying the price

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Xiaomi’s plans to gatecrash Apple, OnePlus’ premium party

India's top-selling smartphone brand is tilting its focus from budget to premium and from online to offline retail because of a struggling internet services business, among other reasons. But there's massive competition in its way, in the form of Apple, Samsung, OnePlus, and others

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Apple India’s four-year struggle to make services work

In 2017, Apple India decided to put its back into building up its services business—iCloud, App Store, Apple Music. But a blanket global strategy, attrition among leadership, and a focus on revenue over volume has hobbled its plans for a grand hardware-software-service ecosystem in India

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Finally, Xiaomi beat OPPO, Vivo in Indonesia. But holding No.1 is tricky

The Chinese smartphone maker holds a 27% market share in Indonesia, along with having its most successful year ever globally. But its online-focused approach that led it to the top during the pandemic may not be an advantage for long

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Dixon’s chance to be India’s Foxconn

Dixon Technologies, India’s largest contract electronics maker, is in pole position to be the smartphone leader as the government doubles down on 'Make in India'

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A citizenship test for India’s smartphone space

As tensions between India and China escalate, Chinese smartphone brands—which control over 80% of the market—are looking to bolster their Indian credentials. Their rivals are looking to ride the anti-China wave back into relevance

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Data points probe Southeast Asia’s app addiction

One hour more than the global average. That's how much screen-time most people living in Southeast Asia get. The data reveals a fair bit: Facebook frenzy, a Chinese dark horse, Grab's stronghold, and more

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Xiaomi’s smart plan to continue its Indian summer

Xiaomi is India’s best-selling smartphone brand but is still mired in losses. Now, Xiaomi is hoping the growing Indian smart product market will deliver it to profitability

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BBK-ing: The smartphone giant hiding in plain sight

You probably haven’t heard its name, but you’ve definitely heard of its brands. From Oppo and Vivo to Realme and OnePlus, China’s BBK electronics is taking over the Indian smartphone market

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Guardians of the Galaxy—Samsung tries to win back India

After years of slumber and complacency, the South Korean electronics major is stealing a few ideas from its Chinese rivals’ playbook as it attempts to gain lost ground in the world’s fastest-growing smartphone market

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Finding the Kodak moment

The camera brand synonymous with old-world photography had started fading from our memories, just like pictures from its time. It has now found ways to reconnect with consumers in India, without paying profits much attention

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Xiaomi’s bittersweet path to ending Samsung’s 5-year India reign

In 3.5 years, Xiaomi entered India, grew, stumbled, rebooted and dethroned Samsung. But can it hold on to leadership in the brutal Indian market?

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Of exclusive deals and dire straits

Exclusive smartphone deals for e-commerce firms have become a crucial strategy. To increase sales, and to block competitors. But at what cost?

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Messaging app Hike buys Creo

Creo raised $3m from a marquee investor like Sequoia Capital earlier this year — an exit through an acqui-hire within nine months of the investment is unlikely to count as a win for the company or its investors

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