The smartphone market in India is booming – Counterpoint reports consumers are shifting towards more premium models as consumers look for phones that can game, run AI and capture higher quality images. Affordable financing schemes and trade-in offers are also driving the move to pricier tiers. The premium smartphone segment (>₹30,000) has reached its highest-ever share by volume at 20%. Looking at the share by value, this segment accounts for 51% – that is to say that more than half the money spend on smartphones in India are spend on a premium device. 5G adoption continues to climb and...

Motorola announced the Edge 50 Fusion upper-midrange smartphone in mid-April for Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, and now the device is almost ready to make its debut in India as well. The Edge 50 Fusion will be launching in India on May 16, according to Motorola itself. It will be offered through Motorola's own Indian website, as well as Flipkart and "all leading retail stores". Feel the spotlight, wherever you go! Enjoy the ultrathin, lightweight, & symmetrically curved design of #MotorolaEdge50Fusion, available in amazing shades with Vegan Leather Finish.Launching...

Google has finally brought its new Wallet app to India. You can download it from the Play Store. This gives you a "single, organized destination for fast, secure access to your everyday essentials", Google says - things like boarding passes, loyalty cards, event tickets, public transport tickets, and gift cards. Payments are missing as you can see, but that's because, unlike everywhere else in the world, in India the Google Pay app remains available "for all things payments". So, for Wallet, Google has initially partnered with "over 20 of India's top brands". For movie and event...

Google has finally brought its new Wallet app to India. You can download it from the Play Store. This gives you a "single, organized destination for fast, secure access to your everyday essentials", Google says - things like boarding passes, loyalty cards, event tickets, public transport tickets, and gift cards. Payments are missing as you can see, but that's because, unlike everywhere else in the world, in India the Google Pay app remains available "for all things payments". So, for Wallet, Google has initially partnered with "over 20 of India's top brands". For movie and event...

Realme celebrated its sixth anniversary recently, and to mark the milestone, the brand announced it will launch the Realme GT 6 series in India, marking the GT lineup's return to Realme's biggest market after a hiatus of over two years. This revelation comes from Realme's founder and CEO, Sky Li, who also revealed that the brand sold 100 million smartphones in India in the last five years. You can read Li's full letter below. The legend returns! 🔥Our founder and CEO, Sky Li, has something every realme fan has been waiting for.Get ready for the most awaited series!🥳...

Samsung has introduced two new power banks for the Indian market. One has 10,000 mAh capacity, the other 20,000 mAh. Both devices are offered in only one color - beige. They are both already listed on Samsung's official online store for the country, but only the 10,000 mAh model is available right now. So, let's start with that one. It has a maximum output of 25W, and it's priced at INR 3,499 (approximately $41 or €38). It can charge up to two devices via two USB-C ports, and it can also wirelessly charge a third device. When you use it like this, note that the maximum output...

Previously premium features have been trickling down to mid-range and even entry-level devices at a steady pace, and the new vivo Y18 can definitely attest to that. The phone was quietly listed by vivo onto its Indian website without any fanfare, and it comes with a premium-looking design on the back, which employs a 3D micro sculpting process in the Gem Green variant, which carves silver ripples into the rear plate. Combined with a nm scale coating the result is a gem-like texture, hence the name of the colorway. There's also the more subdued Space Black, which has a subtle 'starry...

Last month vivo sub-brand iQOO made the Z9x official in China, and it looks like the phone is coming to India very soon. Spare parts pricing is already available for the Z9x on vivo's Indian website, signifying a launch in the very near future in the country. This also shows the RAM/storage combos that will be offered in India: 4/128GB, 6/128GB, and 8/128GB. The iQOO Z9x is identical to the vivo T3x which launched in India in mid-April starting at INR 13,499 (approximately $161 or €151 at the current exchange rates). And when we say identical, we mean 100% the same device on the inside,...

Poco has announced its pricing for the May sale in India. The sale will take place between May 1 and May 10 on Amazon and Flipkart. The sale prices are applicable to seven of the company's models. These include the Poco X6 Pro, the Poco X6, the Poco X6 Neo, the Poco M6 Pro, the Poco M6, the Poco C65, and the Poco C61. The discounts range from INR 1000 for the C61 to INR 4000 for the X6 range. The following are the current and sale prices. POCO Phone Variant Launch Price Sale Discount Sale Price POCO X6 Pro 8+256GB 26,999 ...