Some of the most common questions we get involve phones under Rs. 10,000 and particularly about which one of them to get. While, the perfect smartphone for you will depend on your particular requirements and use cases, we have shortlisted 10 devices that fall in this price range that we feel offer maximum bang for buck. You can use this list and to narrow down and find your ideal smartphone.
Sony has just filed a new patent for a Powerglove controller for smartphones that is similar to their PS3 Move. The device would be ideally incorporated with a VR experience to control the headset.
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Worldwide smartphone sales hit 403 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, a 9.7 percent increase over the same period in 2014, according to latest report from Gartner, Inc. However, the research firm said that this was their slowest growth rate since 2008.
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The year 2015 saw a total of 1.4 Billion smartphone shipments which makes it the highest number of smartphones shipments in a year. This is a 10.1% increase in shipments compared to the 1.3 Billion units of last year.
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Proximity sensors are something that is a standard on smartphones ever since touchscreens came along as they help to avoid accidental input when calling or when the phone is in your pocket. The issue however is that they ruin the phone’s design and aesthetics especially on lighter coloured phones.
Xiaomi declined to reveal the sales numbers for its smartphones to the media in December 2015. People expected that the company could be avoiding it as they might have missed their target of 80-100 million devices that year. However, the actual sales numbers are much worse according to Weibo.
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Cyanogen is bolstering its expansion efforts in India, which is fastest growing smartphone market. The company is teaming up with a number of mobile manufacturers to launch Cyanogen powered smartphones in the country, as per a new report from the Economic Times.
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A total of 9.3 million smartphones were shipped in India in the month of October 2015, according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC). A large chunk of these smartphones were 4G enabled from companies like Lenovo, Samsung and others.
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Qualcomm and Snapdragon are already hard at work on their next-gen processor for 2016. It seems that Mediatek too is rolling up its sleeves as it plans to introduce the Helio X12 which is an updated version of the Helio X10.
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The specifications of the successor to the Smartisan T1, The T2 have been a mystery until now. A new leak from an AnTuTu benchmark reveals the device’s specifications.
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HTC has been having a lot of issues recently, most of them financial and the reason for that is the underwhelming response from customers for its products. They have made some choices in the recent past that aren’t really favoured by the public and now, they are launching a new program to help solve that issue.
Most of us would probably know that Apple make huge profits from their smartphone sales. But what is shocking is the amount of profit they make when you compare it to the entire smartphone industry. Apparently, Apple received 94% of all the profits generated in the smartphone industry during Q3 2015.
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The year 2015 saw a 20% increase in the number of smartphone shipments in India and a subsequent increase of 12% during Q3 2015. However, the more interesting statistic is that the shipment of LTE smartphones in India alone grew by 2400% annually.
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Xiaomi, which is now the world’s third largest smartphone manufacturer has announced plans to enter the African market this month. Their smartphones will go on sale in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya during the middle of November.
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Flipkart has joined hands with smartphone retailer Spice Hotspot to showcase its smartphone portfolio in retail stores across India. Under the partnership, the duo will set up exclusive experience zones with live demo phones on display.
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