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Latest Realme news
Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the Realme, with regular updates and all the information you need.
Q3 smartphone shipments to Europe declined but Samsung kept the lead
Demand for smartphones in Europe appears to be declining, but Samsung maintained the lead in Q3 2022 despite considerable losses. The European smartphone market shrunk by 16% year-on-year, with market watchers saying that shipments were just a little over 40 million units due to economic challenges. Xiaomi capitalized on the Russian market to rise to […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 4 months ago
Samsung closed the gap on Xiaomi in India during the 3rd quarter
Amid declining smartphone shipments to India throughout Q3 2022, Samsung closed the gap on Xiaomi and became the only smartphone brand — among the top 5 — to have experienced annual growth. The Korean tech giant also continues to lead combined handset shipments (smartphones + feature phones) in India with an 18% market share. Market research shows that […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 5 months ago
Samsung leads Indian smartphone market with highest sales, revenue during festive period
The latest report by Strategy Analytics brings some good news for Samsung. According to the report, the Indian smartphone sales revenue grew 17% year-on-year to $2.1 billion in just the first eight days of festive sales from September 23 to 30. The report also stated that Samsung took the lead in the festive sales period […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 6 months ago
Realme beats Samsung to the market with skin temperature-reading watch
Several major smartwatch manufacturers, including Samsung and Apple, are developing a new skin temperature reading health feature for their wearables. And for a moment, it looked like Samsung could become the first OEM to offer a wrist wearable equipped with temperature-reading capabilities later this year. Unfortunately, that opportunity appears to have flown out the window. […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 10 months ago
Samsung climbed back to 2nd place in the Indian smartphone market
Samsung has climbed up the ranks in India to become the 2nd largest smartphone vendor in the country in Q1 2022, reveals market research firm IDC. The company trailed behind Realme and occupied the 3rd spot on the podium in Q4 2021. However, Samsung’s smartphone business grew the following quarter while Realme’s business declined, giving […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 11 months ago
Realme’s YoY growth rate in the 5G market could be bad news for Samsung
Samsung increased its global 5G smartphone sales year-on-year in the third quarter of 2021 by 70%. Even so, this wasn’t enough to propel the company in the lead. The fastest-growing 5G Android smartphone brand in Q3 wasn’t Samsung. The Korean tech giant was the fourth-fastest 5G OEM, and its 70% didn’t even come close to […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 1 year ago
Samsung edges past Oppo to climb up the podium in 5G smartphone race
Samsung was the first OEM to release a 5G phone — the Galaxy S10 5G — back in 2019, and for a while, the company led the 5G smartphone market. Samsung lost that lead in 2020 when it dropped to fourth place with a global 5G smartphone market share of 12.7%. However, the company turned […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 1 year ago
Samsung’s new phones can transfer files to phones from other brands!
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 appear to be Samsung’s first smartphones to embrace the Mutual Transmission Alliance (MTA) standard for file sharing with other brands of smartphones, although as yet, it’s unclear if the MTA protocols are integrated with Quick Share. Samsung’s apparent decision to join forces with the MTA […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Samsung India is losing ground to phone brands so small they barely register
Samsung has lost some ground in India in Q2 2021, but the company retained second place on the podium. It was led by Xiaomi and followed by Vivo, Realme, Oppo, and other minor brands. Speaking of which, it looks like Samsung didn’t lose ground to Xiaomi or one of the bigger brands, but to smaller […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Samsung joins hands with Chinese smartphone brands for better file sharing
Samsung already has a pretty impressive wireless file sharing feature called Quick Share. It is fast, and it works seamlessly between Galaxy smartphones, tablets, and even laptops. But what if you want to share files with a non-Samsung Android smartphone? In that case, you can use Google’s Nearby Share feature, but it is often slower […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
Samsung’s market share declines in India as Chinese brands continue to grow
Samsung has been facing cutthroat competition from Chinese brands in the Indian smartphone market for many years now. To avoid a repeat of its China debacle, the Korean tech giant has undertaken many measures in recent quarters to better compete with the rivals. Despite the company’s best efforts, it appears the Chinese brands are making […]
- By Naresh
- 3 years ago