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Why The Top 5 Smartphone Brands Could Reshuffle?
The top 5 smartphone brands may see, at least one if not two, new brands exit 2025. And here's why?

Ajay Sharma
Aug 20, 20253 min read


BBK Group: How One Parent Company Owns Half of India’s Smartphone Market Without You Knowing It
BBK Group quietly owns nearly half of India’s smartphone market through brands like Vivo, Oppo, Realme, iQOO, and OnePlus. Its share has grown from ~46.5% in 2022 to 48% in Q2 2025, despite fierce competition. How? A multi-brand strategy targeting every segment, dual-channel dominance, independent brand identities, and shared back-end efficiencies. In India’s volatile market, BBK’s “divide to conquer” playbook is a masterclass in sustained dominance.

Ajay Sharma
Jul 25, 20253 min read


Go Beyond Smartphones: Unlocking Revenue Growth With Tablets
Tablets offer a crucial revenue opportunity for offline channels as the smartphone market becomes increasingly competitive and saturated.

Ajay Sharma
Sep 2, 20244 min read


Decoding The Smartphone Shipment Data: Q3 2023
Decoding The Smartphone Shipment Data: Q3 2023

Ajay Sharma
Nov 7, 20234 min read


Real(me)ly Out(standing)?
What does the future hold for Realme? Will the 'once fastest growing smartphone brand' take a bow to the likes of Tecno and Apple?

Ajay Sharma
May 10, 20233 min read


Apple Of The “i”(Phone)
If your smartphone brand is thinking of entering the growing premium smartphone segment in India, then get ready to look Apple in the "i".

Ajay Sharma
Mar 21, 20224 min read


Not So Smart(phone) Data
The market share representation by all smartphone brands in India - correct or not?

Ajay Sharma
Aug 18, 20215 min read


Mainline DistributionSHIP - Heading Towards An Iceberg?
This blog is not about brands, market shares or even projections. This blog is about the future of the traditional mainline distributors...

Ajay Sharma
May 23, 20215 min read


Indian smartphones market gets ready to hit the 200 million mark in 2021!
Indian smartphones market gets ready to hit the 200 million mark in 2021! The big question - Will the Chinese occupy only 50% of it?

Ajay Sharma
Dec 23, 20205 min read


To B(reath)e Or Not To Be?
The smartphone industry bears the brunt of prolonged COVID. Assert or defend, the confusion prevails.

Ajay Sharma
Sep 10, 20204 min read


It’s A Game Of Snakes And Ladders. Will The Brands Once Ruling, See Themselves Sliding Down?
There may be a re-shuffle in the brands' market shares. My views on who'll lose and who'll gain!

Ajay Sharma
Jun 22, 20206 min read


Forget 20:20, it’s a test match!
IML 20:20 - Indian Mobile League. Mobile makers need to play this one more like a test. Are they ready?

Ajay Sharma
Apr 10, 20206 min read


The BBK Group Attack Makes Samsung Bleed. Xiaomi, Comes Out Unscathed!
It’s always better to be objective, so let’s first table some data on the Indian Smartphone market. Table 1 * Data as per IDC Table 2 *...

Ajay Sharma
Mar 8, 20205 min read


The Real(me) Downfall!
The Real data for the first two months of Q4 (October and November) is just out. And, there are various articles, discussions and...

Ajay Sharma
Jan 25, 20206 min read


Times They Are A-Changing! Whoever Had Heard Of Offline Vs. Offline Earlier?
To, My Friends, C/o Offline Space India Let us start with the data for Q2 (Source: Counterpoint) on the growth in the two channels –...

Ajay Sharma
Sep 15, 20196 min read


Samsung: The ‘M’peror Strikes Back!
Ready to disrupt the market tomorrow i.e., February 5th! Sa’M’sung is not used to being the No. 2 brand for long, and it is since Q4 of...

Ajay Sharma
Feb 4, 20196 min read


From Ajay With Love!
So now let’s move on to an outlook some key brands should have for the year 2019. For a brand to succeed, it has to have a strong...

Ajay Sharma
Jan 14, 20199 min read


Straight From The Oven
My take on the three of the latest hottest news from the world of smartphone market. Let’s start with today’s FIRST hot news which...

Ajay Sharma
Dec 17, 20186 min read


Is it heading towards Oppo Vs. Realme?
Online contribution to overall sales of #MobilePhones in #India had been on the rise with some agencies putting it at anything between...

Ajay Sharma
Nov 12, 20185 min read
Xiaomi losing ground to Realme?
#Xiaomi continues to dominate the handset Industry is a fact as it uses the product spec and price equation and it's brand equity from...

Ajay Sharma
Nov 10, 20181 min read
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