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Xiaomi catches up with Samsung to become India’s top smartphone vendor in Q3 2017: IDC

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A total of 39 million smartphones were shipped to India in Q3 2017, which is a new record with substantial 40% Quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth and a healthy 21% Year-on-year (YoY) growth, according to the latest International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. India smartphone shipments accounted for 10% of the global smartphone shipments for the first time ever in a quarter. Xiaomi already said that it has shipped 9.2 million phones in the quarter, now IDC reveals that it has 23.5% market share for the quarter, same as Samsung.

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Xiaomi Mi Router 3C gets a temporary price cut India, available for Rs. 999

Xiaomi Mi Router 3C

Xiaomi launched the Mi Router 3C, a budget router in India back in May this year for Rs. 1199. During festive sales it offered discount on the router, now it has announced a Rs.200 temporary price cut for it, so you can get it for Rs. 999 across Mi.com, Flipkart and Amazon.in. This limited period price cut is only till November 16th, Wednesday.

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Ultimate Ears launches UE MEGABOOM water-resistant wireless speaker in India for Rs. 19995

MEGABOOM

Ultimate Ears, a brand of Logitech today has launched the MEGABOOM portable wireless speaker in India. It comes with 360-degree sound with deep; it also has a waterproof design and a companion Android and iOS app to unlock more controls like musical alarm, fully customizable sound and remote On/Off.

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Xiaomi shipped record 9.2 million smartphones in Q3 2017 in India

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Xiaomi India today announced that it has shipped over 9.2 million smartphones in the country in the third quarter of 2017 for the first time. It shipped 100,000 smartphones per quarter in 2014, crossed the 1 million mark in Q3 2015, 3 million in Q3 2017, and now is has cross 9 million units for the first time in Q3 2017, said Manu Jain, Group Vice President and Managing Director of Xiaomi India . Continue reading “Xiaomi shipped record 9.2 million smartphones in Q3 2017 in India”

OPPO teams up with Reliance Jio to offer up to 100GB additional 4G data

OPPO Reliance Jio 100GB 4G Data

Back in August, OPPO entered into a partnership with Reliance Jio to offer up to 60GB additional data for select phones. Now it has teamed up with Jio once again to offer up to 100GB additional data at 10GB data per month with a recharge of Rs. 309 or above for up to 10 recharges with OPPO F5, F3, F3 Plus and F1 Plus. Continue reading “OPPO teams up with Reliance Jio to offer up to 100GB additional 4G data”

OPPO F3 Plus 6GB RAM version launched in India for Rs. 22990

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OPPO launched the F3 Plus selfie-focused smartphone in India earlier this year. Now it has launched the 6GB RAM version of the phone in the country, compared to 4GB RAM in the original version. Other specifications are the same, including a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with 1/3.1-inch sensor and f/2.0 aperture along with an 8-megapixel secondary front camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens for capturing better group selfies and a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.7 aperture and dual phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) technology.

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Honor 7X with 5.93-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras to launch exclusively on Amazon in India

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Huawei’s Honor brand already said that it will launch the Honor 7X smartphone, successor of Honor 6X in India in December. Now the company has announced that it will be exclusively available from Amazon.in and is also asking users to register to stand a chance to win prizes. Continue reading “Honor 7X with 5.93-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras to launch exclusively on Amazon in India”

Moto X4 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 20999

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Motorola India has finally launched the Moto X4 smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was unveiled IFA event recently and packs dual 12MP and 8MP rear cameras to take images with blurred background, portraits, selective black and white and has dual Autofocus Pixel technology for faster focus in low light. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p screen, is powered by Snapdragon 630 and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat). It has a 16MP front camera with a new 4MP adaptive low light mode.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 gets a permanent price cut in India, 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version now starts at Rs. 9999

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 4 smartphone in India back in January this year. After about 10 months of launch, the company has announced a Rs. 1000 permanent price cut for the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage and 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variants in the country. The Mi Max 2 got a Rs. 1000 price cut in the country recently. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 gets a permanent price cut in India, 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version now starts at Rs. 9999”

Alcatel A5 LED and A7 launched in India starting at Rs. 12999

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Alcatel has launched A5 LED and A7 smartphones in India. The A5 LED was introduced at the MWC earlier this and comes with LIGHTUP+ MOD that lights up with colors in different patterns. You can assign different LED cover patterns for incoming calls, messages, alarms, and social media alerts. The LED back cover is removable. The A7 that was introduced at the IFA in September comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, has a 16-megapixel rear camera and packs a 4000mAh battery. Continue reading “Alcatel A5 LED and A7 launched in India starting at Rs. 12999”

Gionee M7 Power with 6-inch FullView display, 5000mAh battery launching in India on November 15

Gionee M7 Power

After teasing the launch of M7 Power smartphone in India earlier this week, Gionee has sent out invites for the launch of the smartphone in the country on November 15th. It was introduced in China at the end of September, later it was introduced for global markets. It packs a 6-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 FullView display with 85% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 435 and packs a 5000mAh battery with intelligent power management that promises up to 2 days of battery life. Continue reading “Gionee M7 Power with 6-inch FullView display, 5000mAh battery launching in India on November 15”

Zen Admire Unity with 5-inch display, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5099

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Zen Mobiles has launched Admire Unity, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.

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Flipkart Billion Capture+ with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, 13MP dual rear cameras launched starting at Rs. 10999

Flipkart Billion Capture Plus

Flipkart has launched its own Billion Capture+ smartphone as a part of its Billion brand. It says that the ‘Made For India’ smartphone is designed, engineered, manufactured and tested in India. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass screen with Dragontrail glass protection, is powered by Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 Mobile Platform, runs Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) that will be upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), Dual 13-megapixel rear (RGB + Monochrome) camera, dual-tone LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Flipkart Billion Capture+ with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, 13MP dual rear cameras launched starting at Rs. 10999”

Vivo V7+ Energetic Blue color variant launched in India

Vivo V7 Plus Energetic Blue

Vivo launched V7+ mid-range selfie-focused smartphone in India in September in Champagne Gold and Matte Black colors. Today it has launched new Energetic Blue color variant in the country. Specifications are similar, including a 5.99-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) FullView display with 18:9 aspect ratio, 16-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and LED flash, Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform, Android 7.1 (Nougat) based on FuntouchOS 3.2, fingerprint sensor on the back and a 3225mAh built-in battery. Continue reading “Vivo V7+ Energetic Blue color variant launched in India”

Vodafone launches new RED Postpaid Plans with unlimited calls, Data rollover and more starting at Rs. 499

Vodafone has launched new set of RED postpaid plans – RED Traveler, RED International and RED Signature. All the plans come with free unlimited local and STD calling and free National Roaming. These plans offer data quotas starting from 20GB up to 200GB and Data rollover feature that allows consumers to carry forward up to 200GB of unused data. Some of these plans also come with up to 12 months free Netflix subscription. Continue reading “Vodafone launches new RED Postpaid Plans with unlimited calls, Data rollover and more starting at Rs. 499”