The iQOO Z9s series is launching on August 21 in India. The news was confirmed by iQOO India CEO Nipun Marya via X.com. The teaser showcases the Z9s Pro which will feature a curved screen. iQOO Z9s series teasers iQOO Z9s Pro recently passed by Geekbench with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset and 12GB RAM. It is also expected to launch with a 6.78-inch 120Hz AMOLED, a 50MP main cam with a Sony LYT-600 sensor and a 5,500 mAh battery. The Z9s Pro is expected to launch in India with an INR 25,000 ($300) price tag. The more affordable entry in the series – iQOO Z9s is expected to...
The OnePlus Pad 2 went on sale in the US recently, and now it's available in India and the UK through OnePlus' official website in Nimbus Gray color. In India, the OnePlus Pad 2 comes in two memory configurations - 8GB/128GB and 12GB/256GB, priced at INR44,999 ($540/€495) and INR47,999 ($575/€530), respectively. However, both are offered with an instant discount of INR5,000 ($60/€55). In the UK, the OnePlus Pad 2 comes in a single 12GB/256GB option priced at £499 ($640/€590/INR53,690), but it's currently sold for £449 ($580/€530/INR48,310). OnePlus also offers a free keyboard worth...
Google will unveil the next generation of Pixel phones on August 13 with a keynote at 10am PDT. However, that is quite late in the evening in India, so the local launch will be on the following day, August 14. Google Pixel 9 series coming to India on August 14 in partnership with Flipkart As with the previous generation, Google has tapped Flipkart as the exclusive retail partner for the launch of the Pixel 9 series. You can check out the landing page for the Pixel 9 series, which shows off the Pixel 9 Pro and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. There’s also a landing page on the Google store...
Oppo K12x 5G was just launched in India and it has little to do with the phone of the same name in China. The new arrival borrows the design of the Oppo K12 but has a slightly different footprint. The new phone has a Mediatek chipset and a new set of cameras and is also more durable, as it passed MIL-STD-810H shock-resistance test. The Oppo K12x has a 6.67" LCD with HD+ resolution and up to 120 Hz refresh rate. Oppo said this is the first phone in its segment with Splash Touch technology, which allows you to operate the screen with wet hands while the panel is also wet. The...
Samsung's Galaxy A06 is coming soon, and it might actually arrive very soon. The device has now been listed on Samsung India's support pages, with the model number SM-A065F/DS. This obviously means India will be one of the markets where it will be available. The "DS" suffix in its model number also tells us it will have dual-SIM functionality. The Galaxy A06 has previously been certified by the Bluetooth SIG, BIS, NBTC, and the FCC. It was also spotted in the Geekbench online database a while back, and that run revealed the fact that it will be powered by the MediaTek Helio G85 SoC, just...
vivo has officially confirmed that the V40 series is coming to India “soon”. Even better, the company shared details about the four 50MP cameras on the vivo V40 Pro, which is “an upgraded collaboration with Zeiss”. The main camera on the back features the 50MP Sony IMX921 sensor and has an OIS enabled Zeiss lens. The IMX921 is a 1/1.56” sensor with 1.0µm pixels and is used on the vivo S19 Pro. That phone looks quite similar, by the way, but it is not the V40 Pro (different ultra wide camera). vivo V40 Pro camera details Next up is the 50MP telephoto camera with a Sony IMX816...
vivo has officially confirmed that the V40 series is coming to India “soon”. Even better, the company shared details about the four 50MP cameras on the vivo V40 Pro, which is “an upgraded collaboration with Zeiss”. The main camera on the back features the 50MP Sony IMX921 sensor and has an OIS enabled Zeiss lens. The IMX921 is a 1/1.56” sensor with 1.0µm pixels and is used on the vivo S19 Pro. That phone looks quite similar, by the way, but it is not the V40 Pro (different ultra wide camera). vivo V40 Pro camera details Next up is the 50MP telephoto camera with a Sony IMX816...
HMD's been very active recently, especially in leaks - the Finnish company is apparently very busy working on a bunch of own-brand smartphones, and on July 25, it will be brining some of them to India. We're talking about the brand new HMD Crest series, which promises that "a new era of portraits" is coming. It will also be "crafted to perfection" with a "glass back finish", the screen will bring you "stunning visuals", the cameras will deliver "unmatched clarity in every shot", and the phones will be "engineered for easy self-repair". Finally, they should boast "super-fast & stable...
The Made in India smartphones are about to get 15% cheaper for local customers after a new tax reduction was implemented by the Finance Minister of India. The 2024 Union Budget will see the basic customs duty on smartphone components reduced by 15% in order to make devices more affordable and boost the mobile industry in India. The reduction only applies to parts and not completely built units – this means only phones assembled in India will be affected by the change. According to analysts, the move is anticipated to boost local assembly and attract global investments. It could...
The Redmi Pad Pro got its 5G-capable version back in May, and now it's finally ready to enter the Indian market. The Redmi Pad Pro 5G will be launching in India on July 29, the brand has confirmed today via its social media channels and a special microsite it put up for the upcoming device. In it, Redmi focuses on how the Pad Pro's screen is 33% bigger than that of the Redmi Pad, the Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos support, the "loud and clear" quad speakers, the 33+ days standby battery life and 12-hour video playback time, the 120 Hz screen refresh rate, the interconnectivity options...