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India.com
29-07-2025
- Business
- India.com
Apple Drives India To Become Biggest Smartphone Exporter To US In April-June, Pips China
New Delhi: The share of U.S. smartphone shipments assembled in China shrank from 61 percent in Q2 2024 to 25 percent in Q2 2025, and most of this decline has been absorbed by India, according to a new report. The total volume of 'Made-in-India' smartphones grew by 240 percent year-on-year and now accounts for 44 percent of smartphones imported into the US, up from just 13 percent in Q2 2024, according to research firm Canalys (now part of Omdia). 'India became the leading manufacturing hub for smartphones sold in the US for the very first time in Q2 2025, largely driven by Apple's accelerated supply chain shift to India amid an uncertain trade landscape between the U.S. and China,' said Sanyam Chaurasia, Principal Analyst at Canalys. Apple has significantly scaled up its production capacity in India over the past few years as part of its 'China Plus One' strategy and has dedicated most of its export capacity in India to supplying the U.S. market in 2025. 'Apple has begun manufacturing and assembling Pro models of the iPhone 16 series in India, but it still relies on established manufacturing bases in China for the large-scale supply needed for Pro models in the US,' added Chaurasia. Samsung and Motorola have also increased their share of US-bound supply from India, although their transitions have been significantly slower and smaller in scale compared to Apple. Like Apple, Motorola's core manufacturing hub is in China, while Samsung primarily produces its smartphones in Vietnam. U.S. smartphone shipments grew by 1 percent in Q2 2025 as vendors continued to frontload inventories amid tariff concerns. The uncertain outcome of trade negotiations with China has further accelerated the reorientation of global supply chains. Apple rapidly built up its inventories toward the end of Q1 and aimed to maintain those levels in Q2. Samsung also increased its inventory in Q2, driving a 38 percent year-on-year growth in shipments, largely fueled by its Galaxy A-series devices, the report said.
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Business Standard
30-04-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Samsung offers up to Rs 16,000 off on smartphones in limited-period deals
From May 1, Samsung will offer deals on select Galaxy A, M and F-series models, with up to Rs 16,000 off on the Galaxy A55 5G Aashish Kumar Shrivastava New Delhi South Korean consumer electronics company Samsung's India unit has announced limited-period deals on select smartphones from its Galaxy A, M and F series. The sale will begin on May 1, and the deals will be available on Samsung's official website and on ecommerce platforms Amazon India and Flipkart. The highlight of the sale is the Galaxy A55 5G, which will be available at Rs 26,999, down from its original launch price of Rs 42,999, marking a discount of Rs 16,000. Samsung sale deals: Details Samsung Galaxy A-series The Galaxy A35, which was launched at Rs 33,999 onwards, will be made available at a discounted price of Rs 19,999. The Galaxy A55 5G, which was originally priced at Rs 42,999, will be available at Rs 26,999 during this sale. Samsung Galaxy F-series The Galaxy F16 5G, which was launched at Rs 15,999, will be available at Rs 10,749. The Galaxy F06 5G, launched at Rs 12,999, will be up for grabs at Rs 8,199. Samsung Galaxy M-series The Galaxy M35 5G, which was launched at Rs 24,499, will be available for purchase at Rs 13,999. The Galaxy M16 5G, launched at Rs 15,999, will be available for purchase at Rs 10,749. The Galaxy M06 5G, launched at Rs 11,499, will be available at Rs 8,199. In related news, Samsung on April 29 announced that it will expand access to the Gemini AI assistant from the side button—previously available only on its flagship Galaxy S-series—to select models in the Galaxy A-series. This integration will replace Samsung's own AI assistant, Bixby, which previously launched through the same side button. Thanks to Samsung's partnership with Google, pressing and holding the power button on supported Galaxy A-series devices will soon summon Gemini instead of Bixby.
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Business Standard
30-04-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Samsung expands this Galaxy S-series Gemini feature to Galaxy A models
Samsung has announced that it will expand access to the Gemini AI assistant from the side button—previously available only on its flagship Galaxy S-series—to select models in the Galaxy A-series. This new functionality, which allows users to launch Gemini by pressing and holding the side button, will roll out in early May. The Galaxy A series models that will support it are Galaxy A56 5G, A55 5G, A54 5G, A36 5G, A35 5G, A34 5G, A26 5G, A25 5G, A25e 5G and A24 – running One UI 7. Notably, Samsung introduced a host of AI features with the Galaxy A56 5G, Galaxy A36 5G, and Galaxy A26 5G earlier. The Gemini AI assistant access from the side button is on top of the previously available AI features. This integration will replace Samsung's own AI assistant, Bixby, which previously launched through the same side button. Thanks to Samsung's partnership with Google, pressing and holding the power button on supported Galaxy A-series devices will soon summon Gemini instead of Bixby. Samsung said it aims to simplify everyday tasks for users by integrating Google's Gemini assistant across more of its devices. Through voice commands, users can check calendar appointments, search for nearby restaurants or get curated gift ideas. Gemini also supports multi-app interactions—for example, locating a place on Google Maps and sending the address to a friend via the Messages app, all without switching between apps or typing. These capabilities extend across Samsung apps, Google services and compatible third-party applications. Samsung in talks with Perplexity AI In related news, Samsung is reportedly in early-stage discussions with US-based artificial intelligence company Perplexity AI to integrate its assistant into future Samsung smartphones. According to Bloomberg, Perplexity has already signed an agreement with Lenovo-owned Motorola and is now exploring similar collaborations with Samsung. However, a potential deal is said to be complex due to Samsung's deep partnership with Alphabet Inc., which supplies a large portion of the AI capabilities on Samsung devices and serves as the default search engine. Despite this, Samsung has been strengthening ties with Perplexity over recent months. Its venture arm, Samsung NEXT, invested in the startup last year. Bloomberg further reported that Samsung is considering a fresh investment in Perplexity, which is currently in broader fundraising talks aimed at doubling its valuation to $18 billion. In March, the company was reportedly exploring a funding round of between $500 million and $1 billion.
