It is raining Chinese brands in India – after Vivo, Xiaomi and Gionee, it is the turn of the Hong Kong-based Elephone to launch its flagship G6 in India priced in the Rs 8,500-9,000 range. According to an industry source, a prominent e-commerce portal is likely to be the sole distributor for the phone. Since […]
After Xiaomi, Oppo and Gionee, it’s the turn of Chinese smartphone maker Vivo to have its phones made available in India. The company’s flagship, Vivo Xshot, will be available next week at a price of around Rs 25,000-30,000. Vivo will also launch the cheaper Vivo X3S, priced around Rs 16,000, with a five inch HD […]
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, the rugged version of the flagship from the Korean giant, will hit the Indian market in around two weeks, and will carry a price tag of around 40,000-42,000 for the LTE version, according to a distributor. This will make the S5 Active, which will come with LTE, only around 10-20% more […]
The Samsung Galaxy Grand 3, the next version of Samsung’s most powerful competitor in the mid-range market, will be launched in India in the next 2-3 weeks at a price of around Rs 22,000, according to an industry source. The phone is likely to be only the second phone after the Huawei Honor 4X to […]
Samsung is planning to launch its cheapest LTE phone in India next week, priced at around Rs 25,000-27,000, according to an industry source. The phone will have a 4.3 inch display, but other details were not available. The model may not come with Android KitKat or Lollipop. It will be sold as an affordable LTE […]
As Indian operators prepare to launch their LTE services by January-February, one phone after the other is getting launched claiming the title of best LTE phone in India. While last week saw the release of the Lenovo Vibe X2 at Rs 19,999, this week, it’s the Gionee Elife S5.1, priced even lower at Rs 17,500. […]
The HTC Desire 820 and Desire 820q, world’s first 64-bit chip enabled Android smartphones, are now available in Indian online stores such as Amazon and theelectronicstore.in. The phones were available at offline stores last week, but have just been launched on online portals. Amazon is selling the HTC Desire 820 at Rs 25,500, while theelectronicstore.in […]
Something very surprising happened today: Lenovo announced that it would sell the Lenovo X2 for a price of just Rs 19,990. You might wonder what is so special about the launch and why this should come as such big news. Let us pause for a minute and take in the specifications. Look at the Lenovo […]
Gionee M3, the successor to the company’s Marathon M2 smartphone, will be priced around Rs 13,000 when the phone is officially released next week. In comparison, the Gionee M2 was priced at Rs 10,990 at launch. The M3 is already available from sellers at Rs 13,990. However, according to our sources, the official price will […]
Looks like Panasonic, the Japanese electronics giant, is getting serious about cornering a chunk of the Indian market. Just days after launching India’s cheapest Android KitKat smartphone from an international brand, the company has launched Panasonic P55, India’s cheapest 5.5-inch HD Android phone from an international brand. Of course, the ‘from an international brand’ part […]
Just three days after officially launching the new Samsung Galaxy A5 and the Samsung Galaxy A3, the Korean giant has set the ball in motion for the Alpha series phones’ launch in India. The Samsung Galaxy A5 will be priced around Rs 27,000, while the Samsung Galaxy A3 will be priced around Rs 20,000, according […]
The HTC Desire 820 and Desire 820q, India’s first Android phones with support for 64-bit computing, are now available select outlets in the country in the Rs 22,500-25,000 price range. The HTC Desire 820 and 820q was launched in India about a month ago and are also the first handsets to ship with Qualcomm’s octa-core […]
Fans of the smash-hit Chinese smartphone brand in India are unlikely to get their hands on the phone in December even if an ongoing dispute with Ericsson is resolved, according to e-commerce sources. UPDATE: The phone will be launched in the second half of January. Pricing is likely to be around 14,000 for the 3G […]
After the resounding success of its Intex Aqua Star 4X, the company has launched yet another entry-level 3G-enabled Android KitKat phone, the Aqua T5, priced at just Rs 3,000. The phone is the cheapest Android KitKat phone with 3G in India, but unlike its previous launches, this time, Intex has gone with just 256 MB […]
Panasonic, the Japanese brand that has been getting aggressive in the Indian mobile market, has launched one of the cheapest KitKat phones in India – the Panasonic T9, priced at just Rs 3,990. The phone, which is already available online for Rs 3,990, is perhaps also the cheapest Android KitKat phone from any MNC brand […]
T-Series, which kickstarted the audio cassette revolution in India, has entered the mobile handset space with the launch of its first phone SS909. The T-Series SS909, priced at Rs 5,999 on Snapdeal, is powered by a quad-core processor and has half a GB of RAM. The company did not specify the display resolution, but said […]
There was a time when Samsung and LG would always have the most powerful smartphones in India, but the launch of the Lenovo Vibe X2 at a price of Rs 19,999 is set to change all that. The phone, the first in the world to come with the MT6595, has already been listed on the […]
Frankly we don’t know where to file this one, but perhaps this should go into ‘beacause we’ve always done so’ folder. Microsoft announced its latest phone, the Nokia 130. However, if you are wondering if you the Nokia 130 should be your next phone, you should rid yourself of those worries. This one could well […]
Obi Mobiles, the emerging markets-focused smartphone company started by former Apple Inc CEO John Scully, will launch its second 5.5-inch smartphone – the Hornbill – this week. The phone is likely to be priced in the Rs 8,000-9,000 range, and will be one of the most competitively priced smartphones in India. Obi Mobiles has chosen […]
HTC One Mini, also known as HTC M8 Mini, will be launched in India at a price of around Rs 24,000 over the next two weeks. HTC will also be making available other phones like the Desire 820 over this period. The phone will compete with the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini, which has been panned […]
