Xiaomi has priced its phablet Mi Max at just Rs 14,999, pitching it at roughly the same level as in China. The entry-level version is powered by the Snapdragon 650 chipset. The China price for the device is around Rs 15,200. Xiaomi also offers super-charged version with 128 GB of memory, 4 GB of RAM […]
Xiaomi is all set to launch its biggest phone, the Mi Max, in India in a few minutes and has provided a live stream for its fans to watch the unveiling live. With a 6.44-inch display, the Mi Max will compete with Lenovo’s PHAB Plus, which comes with a 6.8-inch screen. The PHAB Plus is […]
Lenovo managed to sell out its entire stock of Vibe K5 Plus at the second flash sale for the device on Amazon today. The company is expected to soon reveal how many units it managed to sell today. At its first flash sale a week ago, it had managed to get orders for 52,000 units. […]
LeEco, the Chinese ‘ecosystem player’ that arguably offers the best value-for-money smartphones in India, 61,000 of its second-generation smartphones worth Rs 72 crore on Day 1 of its sales. The company sold the Le 2 and its more expensive cousin, the Le Max 2, yesterday on LeMall.com and Flipkart at prices of Rs 11,999 and 22,999 […]
In a surprise move, listed online retailer Infibeam has started offering 32 GB versions of Xiaomi’s much-in-demand-ever-so-elusive Redmi Note 3 phone on its website. This is at a time when the phone has gone out of stock on other websites like Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon. Infibeam was not listed among the suppliers for the phone, […]
Huawei has priced its latest phone, the Honor 5C, at a competitive Rs 10,999, taking the fight to other models like Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, Meizu M3 Note and LeEco Le 2. The phone, which is priced around Rs 15,000 in Europe, was expected to be priced along similar lines in India as well. However, […]
The next-generation of chips is all set to hit the Indian affordable smartphone market with the launch of Huawei 5C phone in the country today. Unlike older chipsets like MT6753 and Snapdragon 410 — which are built on legacy 28 nm technology — the Huawei 5C flaunts the new Kirin 650 processor from HiSilicon, the chipmaking […]
Le 2, the latest mass market smartphone from LeEco, got off to a decent, though not overwhelming, start to its first flash sale in India. In the first 24 hours, 1.5 lakh people signed up for the sale that will be conducted next Tuesday. The number is decent, but could also indicate flagging demand for such phones […]
Having unveiled the new Samsung Galaxy C5 and C7 in China recently, the Korean smartphone maker is preparing to launch the devices in India, according to distributor sources. The C series phones were unveiled in China about three weeks ago, with the company starting preorders for the 5.2-inch C5. The 5.7-inch Galaxy C7 was not […]
OnePlus 3, the latest from the start-up phonemaker, is now available with online seller Amazon India via an open sale, just a day after the phone was announced globally. Whatever your complaints have been about OnePlus’ products, the dreaded queue-system will not be one any more. This marks a different distribution approach from the company compared to any of its […]
Meizu M3 Note, arguably the most value-for-money handset in the mid-range market along with LeEco’s Le 2, is now available under open sale on Amazon. The phone had gone on flash sale earlier this week and it looks like demand for the handset has slackened, making enough stocks available for the company to conduct an […]
Meizu and Amazon India have announced that the M3 Note — priced Rs 9,999 — will be made available via an open sale next time. The announcement came after the two conducted the second flash sale for the phone — arguably the most value-for-money in its class. The Meizu M3 Note comes with 32 GB […]
Demand for Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 3 32 GB version continues to remain very strong despite the launch of newer models like the Meizu M3 Note and the upcoming launch of LeEco Le 2. The phone was sold out soon after it was put on open sale at 10 AM today, even as the 16 GB […]
Three months after it started ‘selling’ in India, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 will finally be available on more ecommerce websites starting from Wednesday. The Chinese company said the model will now be available on Snapdeal, Flipkart, Amazon and Mi.com as part of an open sale at 10 AM on Wednesday. Xiaomi had abandoned the registered […]
LeEco will not be bringing the 10-core Helio X20-powered version of its second generation smartphone, the Le 2, to India. Instead, unveiling on June 8 will be a Qualcomm-powered version of the phone. It is not known if the new model will be called the Le 2 or Le 2s. Given that it has been only days […]
Meizu, the Chinese brand that caters specifically to the tech-savvy young generation, is in the process of unveiling its 2016 smartphone — the M3 Note — in India right now. But the big question on everybody’s mind is — Can the device — priced at Rs 9,999 for the 3+32 GB version — challenge the […]
Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphones for India today — the Galaxy J7 priced at Rs 15,990 and the J5 at Rs 13,990, taking on Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and Le 2. Both phones will be available on Flipkart only. The highlights of the 2016 J7 are as follows: METAL BUILD: Comes with a new diamond cut metal […]
It was filled with acrimony, mistrust and a total lack of transparency when it lasted, but now it looks like Xiaomi’s temporarily discontinuing sales of Redmi Note 3 in India. UPDATE: A few hours after the article was published, the company has tweeted that it will hold a sale at 2 pm on May 4. It did […]
True to tradition, LeEco announced jaw-dropping prices for its second batch of smartphones, starting with Le 2 at Yuan 1099, which translates to Rs 11,250, and is the same as what the Le 1s was selling for. The company follows a naming convention similar to that of the iPhone — its inspiration and benchmark — […]
LeEco, formerly known as LeTV, is all set to reveal its second generation of devices in China tomorrow, and also expected are the details of their launch in India, which should happen in a matter of days. UPDATE: There is no LeEco 2S. The 2S model is now called LeEco Le 2, and has been […]
