India, Oct. 19 -- For most of the last decade, the trajectory was one of positivity. Affordable Android phones were becoming better experiences, with phone makers finding enough ingenuity to balance the books with powerful specs, which simply meant longevity and great value.

The last twelve months have unfortunately reversed that trend, resoundingly. AI companies hoovering up future production of storage and memory with orders often precariously placed on capricious funding, as well as geopolitical uncertainties in many regions of the world leading to supply chain inflation, are the primary reasons.

For an Indian tech company like Mivi to proceed with launch plans for its first smartphone in this backdrop is brave. Secondly, the Mivi On...