Rohit Raj Gupta

Fun Fact When I used to type on a Samsung-centric website last year, nearly every second post used to be about some issues with Samsung phones. ❌ Be it green lines, or excessive bugs with updates or hardware issues, (you name it!) and while I was simply doing my job there, it also ended up in me losing confidence in this brand. And for flagships, there is no other excuse: they NEED to do better. OnePlus & Vivo gave free replacements for green line issues on flagships. What did Samsung do? ✅ A really good video, everyone should watch and accept the facts without getting offended.

Here's your explainer that ODMs are everywhere! It's not just about Lava Agni 3 and Layers ANARC. A THREAD 🧵

THE INDIAN BUDGET SMARTWATCH BUBBLE HAS FINALLY BURST! According to a report released by Mint, citing insider sources and company executives, it seems that the Indian audience NO LONGER WANTS cheap budget smartwatches from brands like Noise, boAt, Fireboltt, and others, and the reasons cited are as follows: ❌ The price wars and fierce competition between these brands led to a DECLINE IN THE QUALITY, leaving many users dissatisfied with their current purchases. This reduced buyer's retention for that brand in the future. ✅ Customers are NO LONGER FINDING VALUE in these budget smartwatches, as low as ₹1K, and are either not buying one OR are saving up for the Galaxy Watch or Apple Watch (AKA smartwatches from reputable smartphone brands). ✅ A bit of good news: these "local" brands will now focus on fewer, higher priced launches, with a focus on quality and more premium feel with better features. 📉 All this has led to a MASSIVE sales and profit drop for these Indian brands this year, and they are RE-EVALUATING their entire marketing strategy! 🤔 MY TAKE: Before Sinky, Noisy and Fireless get a chance to strike again, I think it's high time @realmeIndia, @ExploreHONOR, @XiaomiIndia start putting efforts into marketing their already existing premium budget smartwatches (which are already sold in India around ₹3K-5K) to corner this market effectively. The window is open for them NOW!

CMF Watch Pro users, BEWARE!!! Your watch may have ANOTHER PRIVACY ISSUE! A user on Reddit found that his CMF Watch Pro suddenly showed custom watchface of a person that wasn't him. He hadn't seen or known that person ever in his life, and most worryingly..... (Continued 👇🏻)