Over the past nine months or so, the Indian mobile phone market has undergone a sea-change due to the entry of Chinese giants such as Xiaomi, OnePlus, Vivo and Gionee. Now, the last remaining biggie – Meizu has made its presence felt in India with Meizu MX4 and Meilan Note M1 making debuts in select […]
Huawei, the Chinese giant that has so far been absent in the entry-level 4G LTE market in India so far, plans to make a strong debut in this segment early next month – taking on the Xiaomi Redmi 2, Moto E 4G and Lenovo A6000 Plus. Like the Lenovo model, Huawei’s “cheap LTE phone” will […]
Microsoft Lumia 540, the upgraded version of the company’s mid-range phone Lumia 535, is all set to hit the Indian market in the next few days, according to distributor sources, though pricing details are unavailable. It will be the first 500 series Lumia phone to come with an HD display, making it virtually identical to […]
Xiaomi Mi 4i, the latest offering from the Chinese brand, has brought it right back into the reckoning in India, even as Asus launched its Zenfone 2 series that offer an equally compelling choice for those in search of a powerful, mid-range phone. The Mi4i, though not as revolutionary a device as the Mi3 was, […]
Xiaomi Mi4’s price has seen a cut of Rs 2,000 in India, after the phone failed to set the sales charts of fire. The Mi4 had been priced at Rs 19,999 and Rs 23,999 for the 16 GB and 64 GB versions respectively. “Mi India offered a special price for Mi 4 during Mi Fan […]
So you thought Lenovo, Xiaomi and Huawei are going to run-away with the low-priced LTE market in India and Samsung would just stand aside and watch? It seems that may be a wrong assessment as the Samsung Galaxy J7, arguably the most value-for-money offering from the Korean giant in recent years, will set the record […]
When Xiaomi Mi4 was launched in India three months ago, fans were extremely disappointed on two counts – lack of 4G and the high price of 19,990. Not surprisingly, the Mi4 sold a fraction of the numbers that its predecessor, the Mi3, sold in India. Now, listening to all the feedback, Xiaomi seems to have […]
Yesterday was that many Indian smartphone vendors such as Micromax, Spice Mobility, Lava and Xolo would remember. It was yesterday that Lenovo proved that it’s low-priced 4G phone, the A6000, was no flash in the pan like Xiaomi Mi3, but that it intended to follow through and put up the capable A7000 as proof of […]
India’s biggest shopping site Flipkart is offering the Lenovo A6000, arguably India’s most sought after mobile phone, without any prebooking. The phone can be bought from Flipkart’s website without any booking or registration today, while the Redmi 2 requires preregistration and quick fingers. Lenovo A6000 is India’s cheapest LTE 4G phone and is based on […]
Flipkart has started showing user reviews of Xiaomi Mi4 smartphone, and initial feedback indicate that the Mi4 will be far less of a success compared to its predecessor Mi3. The biggest grouse with metal phone, besides the price, is heating. Several of the top reviews of Mi4 on Flipkart contains mention of overheating. “Hi guys, […]
One of the interesting things about online purchases is the ease of exchanging information and opinion about a product from customers, and Flipkart is no exception. User reviews play a crucial part in deciding whether or not someone buys a product or not. However, there is no facility for commenting on the phone on Flipkart’s product page for Mi4, despite […]
Fans waiting eagerly for the launch of Xiaomi Mi4 were left totally disappointed after the Chinese brand launched a phone with no 4G and at a price that is about 25% higher than what most people expected. The Xiaomi Mi4 launched in India is the same 3G-only version available in the Chinese market for the […]
With Xiaomi confirming that the Mi4 will be launched in India on Jan 28, there is a lot of speculation about the price, with a leading daily claiming the price will be around Rs 20,000. While the phone is not exactly a bad buy even at Rs 20,000, here’s why the Xiaomi Mi4’s price will […]
There is strong buzz in the market that Lenovo will launch the cheapest LTE phone in India next week at a price of Rs 6,000-6,500, eclipsing the Xiaomi RedMi 1S, Nokia Lumia 638 and Huawei Holly Honor in value for money. UPDATE: The Company has officially launched the A6000, priced at Rs 6,999, and to […]
ZTE launched its Grand S II smartphone, which has similar features to the Xiaomi Mi3 and Mi4, and is also priced very cheap -at just Rs 14,000. ZTE Grand S2 will be available exclusively on Amazon from December 1. The ZTE Grand S2 has a 5.5 inch multi-touch, full-HD screen display and comes with the […]
At the end of a long wait, Xiaomi India, or Mi India as it prefers to be called, launched its first 4G device in the country – the Redmi Note, priced at Rs 9,999. Powered by 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 processor, the Redmi Note 4G is great value for money whichever way you […]
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 […]
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 […]
Indians first got a taste of what low-cost marketing and production can achieve with the recent launches of Xiaomi Mi 3 and RedMi 1S. But now, one of the original price warriors of India’s handset market and a fellow Chinese brand – Huawei, has taken on the challenge posed by Xiaomi. The company has unveiled […]
It took nearly 2-2.3 lakh phones to be sold, but finally the Xiaomi Redmi 1S is available on Flipkart to anyone who wants to buy it. The phone had been getting sold out on Flipkart for the last several weeks, and has notched up sales of around 2 lakh units (200,000) excluding today’s. At present, […]
