Mobile phone ads in India

Smartphone brands fight over launches, specs and sale-day prices. Ad volume spikes around launches and big marketplace sales.

Today the 4 smartphone brands we track have 51 ads live, launched 48 in the last 30 days, and 16% of their ads are video, mostly in English.

Updated 13 October 2026

Who is advertising hardest in mobile phones

OnePlus28Lava Mobiles16realme4iQOO Global3

Ads live on Facebook and Instagram today. Tap a brand to see its ads.

The mobile phone ads running longest

Still live today. Brands switch off losing ads within days, so these have almost certainly earned their place.

Formats

Share of all collected ads in the category.

Video16%
Image77%
Carousel8%

Languages

Detected from ad text.

English100%

What to watch in mobile phones

Launch calendars
Each launch shows up as a cluster of new ads. Map rivals' launch rhythm to plan your own.
Spec-led hooks
Camera, battery, processor: see which spec each brand leads with in the same price band.
Sale-day pricing
Bank offers and exchange bonuses dominate sale ads. The offer mix shows how aggressive the market is.

Every brand we track here

Most new ads in the last 30 days: OnePlus, with 28.

BrandLive nowCollectedNew in 30 daysVideo
OnePlus28282811%
Lava Mobiles1616130%
realme430430%
iQOO Global3330%

Other categories

Counts come from Meta's public Ad Library for India and update daily. Meta does not publish spend or results for commercial ads, so no figure here is a spend estimate.

Questions people ask

Which smartphone brands run the most Meta ads in India?

Right now OnePlus has the most live ads (28), followed by Lava Mobiles (16) and realme (4).

Do smartphone brands use more video or image ads?

Across the 4 brands we track, 16% of ads are video, 77% are images and 8% are carousels.

Which smartphone brands are included?

Samsung India, Xiaomi India, OnePlus, Realme, vivo India, OPPO India, iQOO, Nothing, Motorola India, Lava Mobiles. We collect their public Meta ads every night.

Can I see these brands' ad spend?

No. Meta does not publish spend, reach or results for commercial ads in India. We show what is public: every ad, when it started, whether it is live, its format and language.