Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is regaining smartphone share in India with a revamped line-up packed with special features including a safety mode for motorcyclists, as rival Apple Inc readies a renewed push in India.

Micromax said that Vineet Taneja has left to pursue other opportunities. It did not name a successor but said that senior management can handle operations in his absence.

Recent reports by Canalys and IDC states Lenovo (combined with Motorola) took the third place in Indian smartphone market moving past Intex. Samsung continued to stay on the top followed by Micromax in second place.

With the coming of 4G services, there was a massive 200 per cent spike in searches for devices compliant with the high speed data network in 2015, a report said.

Mobile phone companies are likely to invest Rs 650 crore by March and production of handsets in value terms is expected to cross Rs 40,000 crore by the end of current fiscal, Parliament was informed today.

The rural economy is indeed in doldrums, with agriculture (which contributes 17.4 per cent to the country's GDP) growing by just 1 per cent in the last one year, thanks to poor monsoons.

In 2015, production of mobile phones in the country already reached 100 million. The number of phones being manufactured was 10 million sometime back and has gone up to 100 million now.

Top officials from Chinese companies such as Techno, Gionee, Coolpad, Holitech, Wingtech, Camera King, Galaxy Core, Poxiao, Vivo and Sprocomm participated in the first-ever summit titled \"China-India Mobile Phone & Component Manufacturing Summit,\" in the Capital to explore avenues to tap the existing and emerging opportunities.

As many as 107 mobile phone industry players of India and China, including Micromax and Foxconn, will participate in the 'Make in India' campaign.

In 2016, entry of Chinese and Indian brands in mobile manufacturing market would be a key driver for new business models to emerge to ensure unit level profitability, the Micromax study noted, adding that it may be difficult for Chinese companies to enter and flourish if the GST is implemented.

At the end of 2014, China Mobile's customer base reached 807 million, representing a growth of 5.1 per cent from the previous year, of which 4G customers accounted for 90 mn.

The Noida plant, which would cater to outsourced manufacturing for companies such as HTC, will come up at a cost of $200 million over the next five years.

With a plenty of gadgets being launched every now and then, there are ones that suits any particular need.

According to Counterpoint's Market Monitor service, overall smartphone sales in the country during the quarter rose as much as 20 per cent year-on-year, driven by the surge in demand because of the festival season.

The Shri Venkateswara Mobile and Electronics Manufacturing Hub is the country's first mobile manufacturing electronics cluster at Tirupati.

Intex has already tied up with Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm to supply 4G handsets enabled with VoLTE feature.

\"Under the deal, Gaana will be available on all Micromax smartphones, enabling users to seamlessly enjoy mobile music,\" the company said.

Snapdeal said that its Electronics Monday Sale has exceeded expectation with sales revenue recording a rise of 17x by Monday evening.

Launched in June 2012, Pune-based Scandid helps customers compare prices and discover discounts across top e-commerce and local retailers, helping them make informed choices.

With the launch of these phones, Obi will be targeting the fast-growing markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.