The OEMs of the far east (read as China) are having quite a good time as far as their Indian smartphone sales are concerned. The likes of Lenovo and Xiaomi are continuing their successful runs with their smartphones in the budget segment. Two recently launched devices, the Lenovo A6000 Plus and Xiaomi Mi 4i have been going out of stock quite fast in their flash sales. The Lenovo A6000 Plus... Read More
It was only yesterday that Airtel launched its 4G services in Mumbai. We were present at the launch and decided to test the 4G speeds that Airtel was offering. 4G is usually claimed to be about 5 times faster than 3G and so it was. https://youtu.be/MQNdzQd2L8Y We got two Samsung Galaxy A5 smartphones to test the 4G and 3G speeds on offer. Airtel claims that it has upgraded its 3G... Read More
HTC has been feeling the heat from Chinese OEMs in the budget smartphone segment, and in order compete with them, it has just launched a new smartphone; the HTC Desire 526G+ in India at a starting price of Rs. 10,400. The highlight of the device is its octa-core processor and a low price tag. The Desire 526G+ is the latest member of the Desire series, and comes with a 4.7-inch qHD display, an octa-core... Read More
BSNL has been constantly trying to increase its user base when it comes to broadband services. It has just launched new broadband plans for the Chhattisgarh circle and re-introduced a promotional plan in the Gujarat circle. BSNL has decided to launch new Broadband Plans ‘BBG Combo ULD 1245 CS52’ & ‘BBG Combo ULD 1441 CS53’ on a promotional basis for a period of 90 days. The plans will come into... Read More
The iOS 8 update for Apple's devices hasn't had the journey it would have expected. The latest iteration of iOS was bogged down by several bugs which were then sorted out by Apple in the consequent updates. In a bid to constantly improve the user experience, Apple has just released the iOS 8.1.3 software update for iPhones (iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus),... Read More
Spice is known for launching pocket-friendly mobiles in the country, but those are usually imported from Chinese Original Equipment Manufactures (OEMs) and are branded by Spice here. Now, Spice is planning on investing Rs.500 crore to setup its own manufacturing facility at Noida in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The manufacturing facility will be focused upon producing budget smartphones in the country. The facility will have the capacity of manufacturing... Read More
Samsung has been loosing market share and consumer interest from the past one year, especially in the low-end segment after the entry of Chinese smartphone brands like Xiaomi and value for money devices from brands like Motorola and Asus. The South Korean smartphone giant was once comfortably positioned as a premium smartphone manufacturer in the phablet arena, but Apple invaded its town last year and the issues further mounted for Samsung. This resulted... Read More
Airtel, the country’s largest private operator has been in the middle of quite a lot of controversy since it announced it plans on charging for VoIP services. But it took back the move after that and resumed providing regular services after that. Now the company has been struck by a systemic failure of its network in Hyderabad and, as a result, its cellular services have not been available since 6... Read More
BSNL introduced a national roaming STV (Special Tariff Voucher) for Rs. 33 back in November for a promotional period of 90 days for its pre-paid customers. It seems like the pre-paid users across the country warmed up to the STV and BSNL has decided to re-introduce the same after listening to its customers. BSNL anyhow has been losing out on market share in the cellular services arena and launching such... Read More
HTC is trying to strengthen its mid-range smartphone lineup by launching a few more devices at the MWC this year. The HTC Desire 626 has just been leaked by the popular leakster @Upleaks. The handset will comes with a 5-inch HD display, a 1.7GHz MediaTek octa-core processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, and 2,000 mAh battery. One variant of the device will be equipped with a 1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM. Taking charge... Read More
Asus got everybody's attention when it launched the Zenfone 2 at the CES 2015. The Zenfone range has been pretty successful globally, but the second-generation model of the same is expected to take the popularity of the smartphone range to an all new level. The Zenfone 2 will launch in selected markets in March and will come to India in the second quarter of the year 2015. And that is... Read More
Xiaomi has made the flash sale format of smartphone sales pretty popular and many manufacturers are following in the footsteps of the Chinese manufacturer. Xiaomi is used to having its devices getting sold out in a matter of seconds. Seeing the fact that the company enjoys a high amount of affinity in the country, it tends to introduce non-flash sales for the devices too every once in a while. The... Read More
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What kind of logic is this? Band 28 is exclusively used for coverage and not for speeds. They have mmwave…
Band 28 is just for VoNR and coverage. There is no other usage. Inside home, 20-50Mbps on an average. ARPU…
This is not going to happen. Vi is empty network everywhere now. 33 crore to less than 20 crore within…
where are the plans?no details , whats new whats changed?
Vi should decrease the tariff somewhere near to Jio's. So it can grab users from Airtel and Jio.
