OnePlus co-founder and CEO Pete Lau on Friday said the company has been 'tempted' to expand its presence to the mid-priced smartphone category as it presents a huge opportunity in a country like India, but it will continue to focus on the premium market. Speaking to PTI, Lau said there is a huge addressable market in the Rs 15,000-20,000 category (mid segment). "It is a temptation, but we are not... Read More
Huawei sub-brand Honor has been on a roll this year. The smartphone company launched quite a number of smartphones in India, the latest one being the Honor 8C. The smartphone manufacturer has launched the Honor 8C in India for a starting price tag of Rs 11,999. This model is for the 4GB RAM with 32GB storage model. Before the Honor 8C, the company unveiled the Honor 8X which retails for... Read More
While in 2018 we got to see many brands shine like never before, another brand which released back to back phones in India is Honor. The Huawei owned sub-brand is right now riding on the wave of its 8-series of smartphones. Last month, Honor launched the Honor 8X in India, and now in November, the brand furthered the line-up by introducing a more affordable variant of the phone, the Honor... Read More
Google has renamed its Project Fi wireless network as Google Fi, while making it available for a wide range of Android devices as well as for some iPhones in the US. Google Fi is now available for select models from Huawei, LG, Motorola, Samsung, Essential, Nokia, OnePlus, Xiaomi, HTC, Google and Apple. Launched in 2015, Project Fi set out to make wireless experience fast, easy and fair for users and... Read More
Honor has launched the successor to Honor 7C and aptly named it as Honor 8C. The new smartphone from Honor is the first one in the market to ship with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 chipset, which is the direct successor to the popular Snapdragon 625 SoC. The Honor 8C also offers a 4000mAh battery, dual rear cameras, unique gradient design, but it disappoints in the display aspect as it... Read More
Three smartphone players -- Xiaomi, Samsung and Realme -- captured 57% of the Indian festive sales volumes as smartphone sales in the Diwali season (October 9-November 8) grew 26 per cent year-on-year (YoY) compared to the same period last year, a new report said on Wednesday. According to market research firm Counterpoint Research's "Market Pulse", this was driven by e-commerce platform Amazon India and Flipkart's series of online sales and... Read More
OnePlus has always been introducing a special edition of its phones with every release of the flagship. Previously, we have seen OnePlus partner with other brands for launching the Star Wars special edition and Marvel special edition of its phone. Now with the OnePlus 6T, the Chinese manufacturer’s latest flagship phone out in the market, the company is partnering up with the automobile manufacturer McLaren to bring in a special... Read More
HMD Global has started seeding Android 9 Pie update to its latest mid-range smartphone, the Nokia 7.1. Although the phone is not yet released in India, we're expecting it to go official at the company's December 6 event. Furthermore, the company will be releasing Android 9 Pie to the Nokia 8 and Nokia 8 Sirocco as the final testing is going on currently. Notably, the Nokia 7.1 is the fourth... Read More
The Rs 15,000 segment is getting crowded with every passing day. Most smartphone makers are bringing phones that are either priced around Rs 15,000 or below Rs 20,000 in India. In fact, almost all Mi and Redmi phones from Xiaomi belong to the Rs 15,000 and under price tag. The same goes for the recently launched Redmi Note 6 Pro, which retails at a starting price of Rs 13,999. Other... Read More
As Vodafone Idea Limited works upon its plan of expansion of the 4G network, the newly merged telco has finalised contracts for equipment deployment with Chinese equipment vendors Huawei and ZTE. This has come at the cost of lower purchase orders for the European equipment vendors like Nokia and Ericsson. This move has happened in the light of Vodafone Idea Ltd focusing on lowering the costs As per a report... Read More
Honor 8C is the next smartphone from the Huawei sub-brand. The smartphone, which is expected to launch in India next week will be the first one to feature the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 chipset. According to a new report by IANS, the Honor 8C will be an Amazon Exclusive smartphone in the sub-continent and it could be priced around Rs 15,000. Earlier, it was reported that Honor is looking to... Read More
Huawei has made some pretty solid advances this year, whether it is in the flagship segment or the mid-range segment. The Huawei sub-brand, Honor has taken the same path and has made many launches this year. Whether it is the flagship Honor 10 or the mid-range Honor Play, both the phones come off as excellent contenders for the top spot in their respective price range. Right now, to follow up... Read More
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