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Announcing that it will make the entire portfolio of its Smart Watches in India, Samsung India on Thursday launched the first 'Make in India Galaxy Watch Active2 4G (aluminium edition) for Rs 28,490. The Smart Watch will come in three colours - Cloud Silver, Aqua Black and Pink Gold - and will be available starting July 11 across retail stores and leading online portals. Consumers buying Galaxy Watch Active2 4G can avail 10 per cent cashback and six-month, no-cost EMI offers till July 31, the company said in a statement. "The Aluminium edition of Galaxy Watch Active2 4G is our most affordable 4G watch now. With Galaxy Watch Active2 4G, we have also started manufacturing our entire range of 18 smartwatches in India as part of 'Make for India' programme," said Mohandeep Singh, Senior Vice President, Mobile Business, Samsung India. Read More

With 96% of the total smartphones sold in India during the January-March quarter being 'made in India', Apple's share shrinks further as the majority of its smartphones are still imported Companies News : With Apple shipping less than 1 million iPhones in the first half of 2018, which is fewer than 2 per cent of the estimated 60 million smartphones that were shipped in India during the same period, Apple seems to be struggling to compete with its rivals in the country, reports The Verge. According to the report, Apple's rival Samsung shipped 17.4 million while Xiaomi shipped 19 million smartphones to India in the same time period. The Verge reports that this slump in iPhone sales comes after a steady growth in the numbers for the company during 2016 and 2017 when it shipped 2.6 million and 3.2 million units. The report says that iPhones smartphone market share has dropped to 1 per cent, which is its lowest in recent history, as of April-June quarter.