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Samsung smartphone shipment increases in the Indian smartphone market in Q3 2020, reclaims second spot
In the last week of March 2020, the Indian Government imposed a nationwide lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. After that, the smartphone market in the country rapidly fallen for a few months. But when the unlock began, Samsung once reclaimed its second position from the Chinese smartphone maker Vivo in the third quarter of 2020.
According to the report of market analysis firm Canalys, Samsung again achieved its second spot in the Indian smartphone market with 20.4% of market share in Q3 2020 in the country. Samsung got a higher market share in comparison to the Vivo due to the anti-China sentiments.
The shipments of smartphones recovered in Q3 2020 with an 8% growth to 50 million units. This is an all-time record for smartphone shipments in a single quarter in India.
Smartphone shipments of Samsung in the third quarter of this year were 10.2 million units which are higher than the previous year’s 9.5 million units. The South Korean smartphone maker got a 7% YoY growth with a 20.4% market share.
Xiaomi continued at the top spot with a 9% YoY growth, shipped 13.1 million shipments with a 26.1% market share.
Chinese smartphone maker, Vivo dropped to third place with a 19% YoY growth, the company collected a 17.6% of total market share. Vivo shipped 8.8 million units in the third quarter of 2020.
Realme lands on fourth with total smartphone shipments of 8.7 million and received a 23% annual growth. The company secured a 17.4% market share in India.
Oppo shipped 6.1 million smartphone units and got a 12.1% of market share. The company obtained 6% of YoY growth.
“The government, slowly but surely reducing restrictions on movement after a three month lockdown, has created the perfect atmosphere for sustained growth. While almost all vendors have shown positive shipment growth, the true winners are the online channels, who have been buoyed with a huge influx of devices ahead of the festive season. Ongoing sales at Amazon and Flipkart are a clear indication that despite the economic downturn, India’s penchant for a good smartphone, and a good bargain, remains intact.” said Canalys Analyst, Adwait Mardikar.
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Featuring Samsung M14 OLED, Google Pixel 9 will become the best phones in terms of display quality. More upgrades like new camera sensors and an ultrasonic fingerprint reader could also be included in the upcoming smartphones.
A source inside Google (via AndroidAuthority) disclosed key details. M14 is Samsung’s latest OLED display technology, set to foster the Pixel 9 series. The new iteration offers better brightness and longevity, giving the Pixel 9 an edge over current flagships.
Apple’s upcoming iPhone 16 Pro lineup will also induct Samsung’s M14 OLED. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S24 series, released earlier this year, features the M13-based OLED. There are various advantages of the upgraded panel coming in Pixel 9.
Google’s Pixel 9 would get a 1,800-nit display, while the Pro and Pro XL screens could peak at up to 2,050-nit. It’s worth noting that the company lists HDR values for full-screen brightness, so localized peak brightness values will be even higher.
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Samsung’s latest foldable phones come with Google Messages by default. The company has now revealed the reason behind this move on Galaxy devices. Samsung says Google Messages replaced Messages to foster RCS adoption.
According to AndroidAuthority, a source explained Samsung’s decision to switch to Google Messages as the default messaging app. The recently released Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 come with Google Messages with RCS enabled by default.
Looks like promoting Google Messages on Galaxy devices will boost RCS adoption. Samsung Messages isn’t already installed on newer phones. However, one’s stopping you from getting it on your Galaxy from the Galaxy Store.
While many apps support the RCS feature, Google Messages offer the best user experience. Making it a default messaging app is an effort to boost the adoption of RCS tech. Apple is also preparing to bring RCS chat functionality to iMessage for iPhones.
What Samsung source said:
- Even if messaging apps follow the RCS standard, the availability may be limited depending on which app the other party uses. That’s why we decided to make Google Messages the common messaging platform, allowing Galaxy users to communicate more freely. This also enables a messaging app to respond to changes of the RCS standard more quickly and efficiently.
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SmartThings received ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for information security management systems. Certification reiterates that the SmartThings Cloud operates per international standards.
To be certified, a company has to meet the standard across a total of 123 detailed items, including policies for information security, access control for information assets, and incident response.
SmartThings receiving the ISO 27001 certification is the result of our sustained focus on the protection of information in a hyper-connected world with exponentially increasing intelligence.
Seungbum Choi, Executive Vice President and Head of Device Platform Center at Samsung Electronics said “this is just another step in our drive to fortify the platform’s security. We will continue to find new ways to ensure that SmartThings’ personalized services are provided even more safely.”
BSI Prez says that they have recognized that the operation capability and security level of Samsung SmartThings is excellent. It will further boost trust in the SmartThings platform and strengthen business competitiveness.
ISO 27001 is the leading global standard for ISMSs and was established by the International Organization for Standardization. It provides companies with guidance to manage the risks to information assets systematically and achieve information protection goals.