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Vodafone Idea has introduced yet another initiative to help their customers maintain social distancing protocols when using their retail store services. It is a voice-based contactless recharge option that is enabled in the Vodafone Idea Smart Connect retailer app, using Google voice recognition to input a customer’s phone number.
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During the launch of realme Band, the company also teased more wearable products and the live image of the company’s first smartwatch — realme watch was showcased in a video as well. Now, the company has again posted a teaser video of the realme watch and is expected to launch soon in India.
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Apple introduced the new iPhone SE last month priced starting at Rs. 42500. Few days back it also announced limited period offer for HDFC Bank cards making the effective price Rs. 38,900 after Rs. 3600 cashback. Today Flipkart has confirmed that it will sell the phone starting from May 20th at 12PM. Apple supplier Redington already confirmed that the phone will be available in 3500+ retail locations across India so the phone should also be available from Authorized Apple resellers on the same day. Continue reading “Apple iPhone SE 2020 will go on sale in India on Flipkart from May 20”
UPDATE: The OnePlus 8 5G will be available on Amazon India in a special sale, starting at 2pm on 18 May 2020.
A few weeks back, OnePlus launched the much-awaited OnePlus 8 series – OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro in the Indian market starting at Rs. 41,999 and Rs. 54,999 respectively. However, at that time, the sale date was not confirmed due to extended lockdown and other uncertainties. Continue reading “OnePlus 8 Series sale date revealed in India”
The recent GST Rate Hike on smartphones increased the prices of various phones including Xiaomi’s Redmi smartphones. After more than a month since the hike, now, three of the Redmi smartphones – Redmi Note 8, Redmi 8A Dual, and Redmi 8 have received a price hike again in India.
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realme announced the realme UI rollout schedule back in November and started rolling out the update for various devices in January. The company has already rolled out Android 10 based realme UI for multiple devices including realme X2 Pro. Back in March, the company had announced realme UI Open Beta for realme X2 Pro. Continue reading “realme X2 Pro long term realme UI and Android 11 Beta Program announced”
Update: The Enco W31 true wireless earbuds from OPPO will go on sale in India on Amazon starting May 15th, 2020 12 AM, and people in Orange and Green Zones will be able to place the order. Continue reading “OPPO Enco W31 true wireless earbuds to go on sale in India starting May 15 for Rs. 3999”
HUAWEI just launched the FreeBuds 3, the company’s latest true wireless earbuds in India, after it was introduced at the IFA last year. It has Kirin A1 chip with dual-mode Bluetooth 5.1 SoC with patented BT-UHD transmission protocol for 6.5Mbps transmission speed. It uses HUAWEI Isochronous Dual Channel transmission technology for low latency and low power consumption and 356 MHz audio processor for stable, fast Bluetooth connection, as well as an accurate audio and video synchronization. The chip can also eliminate the background noise during calls and enhance the voice simultaneously. Continue reading “HUAWEI FreeBuds 3 with Kirin A1 chip, Bluetooth 5.1, open fit active noise cancellation launched in India for Rs. 12990”
Telecom operators in India have started working on 5G network from quite some time and recently, Airtel partnered with Nokia to prepare for 5G networks. On similar lines, now Airtel has partnered with IBM and Red Hat to build 5G Ready Cloud Network. Continue reading “Airtel selects IBM and Red Hat to build 5G Ready Cloud Network”
Back in September last year, Samsung introduced ‘Samsung Finance+’ digital lending platform and aided customers with financing opportunity for the purchase of Galaxy smartphones in India. Owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown, Samsung has now started home delivery of ‘Samsung Finance+’ in India which was earlier available at select dealerships.
HUAWEI’s HONOR brand just launched the HONOR 9X Pro smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was introduced in China back in June last year, packs a 6.59-inch FHD+ no-notch LCD screen, is powered by Kirin 810 7nm SoC with GPU Turbo 9.0, 6GB RAM, NINE liquid cooling that can bring down the temperature by up to 5°C, run runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMIUI 9.1, but with HUAWEI Mobile Services (HMS), HUAWEI AppGallery app store instead of Google Play Services and Play Store. The company said it has several partnerships to bring range of apps, and is also working to bring Netflix and other streaming apps. Continue reading “HONOR 9X Pro with 6.59-inch FHD+ display, Kirin 810 launched in India, available for Rs. 14999 with early access offer”
Update, 12th May 2020: HUAWEI has officially launched the Y9s smartphone in India. It is priced at Rs. 19,990 (6GB+128GB) and will be available starting 19th May from Amazon.in. Continue reading “HUAWEI Y9s with 6.59-inch FHD+ display, triple rear cameras, pop-up front camera launched in India at Rs. 19990”
Vivo just launched its V19 smartphone in India as it had promised. It packs a 6.44-inch FULL HD+ Super AMOLED Ultra-O display that houses a 32MP camera and an 8MP ultra-wide camera. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SoC paired with 8GB of RAM, Copper Tube Liquid Cooling for heat dissipation and features a glass sandwich design. The phone packs a 48MP main camera along with an 8MP wide-angle cameras, as well as 2MP depth and a 2MP macro sensor. Continue reading “Vivo V19 with 6.44-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 32MP dual front cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 27990”
Apple introduced the new iPhone SE last month priced starting at Rs. 42500. Today it has announced a limited period offer for HDFC Bank cards that will let them get the phone effectively at Rs. 38,900 after Rs. 3600 cashback. The 128GB version costs Rs. 44,200 and 256GB storage version at Rs. 54700, after the Rs. 3600 cashback under the offer compared to Rs. 47,800 and Rs. 58,300 price tag effectively. Continue reading “Apple iPhone SE 2020 will be available in India at an effective price of Rs. 38900 with HDFC cashback offer”
The premium smartphone market (>Rs. 30000) has been a competition between Samsung Apple and OnePlus for many quarters now. In the first quarter of 2020, the market saw a growth of 21% YoY, with Samsung managing to edge out Apple to take the lead as India’s current top premium smartphone manufacturer.
