Samsung India announced that the Galaxy S24 series broke its pre-order record with more than 250,000 pre-bookings in just three days. For context, the Galaxy S23 series, which broke the S22's record last year, secured its first 250,000 bookings in over three weeks. Samsung didn't break down the most ordered device, but smart money would be on the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Pre-order bonuses this year are mostly identical to last year - get the higher storage model for the same price - meaning people are mostly happy with the upgrades. Source

Canalys revealed the smartphone market in India had a year-on-year growth for the first time in five quarters during Q4 2023. Vendors saw a 20% increase in shipments between October and December, helping the overall market to end on a slight 2% decline. The total shipments in 2023 were 148.6 million units, 38.9 million of them during Q4. Samsung kept the top position, but competition remained tight, with Xiaomi and vivo closely following in second and third, with no more than a 2% difference in market share between the three companies. The Indian market increased between...

Canalys revealed the smartphone market in India had a year-on-year growth for the first time in five quarters during Q4 2023. Vendors saw a 20% increase in shipments between October and December, helping the overall market to end on a slight 2% decline. The total shipments in 2023 were 148.6 million units, 38.9 million of them during Q4. Samsung kept the top position, but competition remained tight, with Xiaomi and vivo closely following in second and third, with no more than a 2% difference in market share between the three companies. The Indian market increased between...

Following approval by India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, Samsung's Galaxy Watch4, Watch5, and Watch6 models (including the Pro and Classic ones) can now finally, for the first time, measure your blood pressure and take an ECG in India. For this, you need Samsung Health Monitor installed on both your watch and your phone - which has to be a Samsung running Android 9.0 or later because why not gatekeep features when you can gatekeep features, right? Anyway, there are calibration steps involved before you take a blood pressure measurement - you are actually required...

Infinix unveiled the Smart 8 last November with the Unisoc T606 SoC and a 13MP primary camera. Today, the brand launched the Smart 8 in India, but with the Helio G36 SoC at the helm and a 50MP primary camera. The 50MP camera is joined by an unknown camera, which could be an auxiliary unit. For selfies and video calls, the smartphone has an 8MP camera inside the centered punch-hole of the 6.6" 90Hz HD+ LCD, which has 500 nits of peak brightness. Like the Unisoc version, the MediaTek variant also comes with the Dynamic Island-like Magic Ring feature for background calls and display...

The OnePlus 12's global debut will take place on January 23, following its initial introduction in China last year. Since it's been official in China for a few months, we basically know almost everything about it. Almost, since of course we were missing pricing information for markets outside of China. Today through a premature Amazon listing the mystery is no longer a mystery. The OnePlus 12 is apparently set to be priced at INR 69,999 in India, with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. OnePlus 12 price was live on Amazon India for a short while & I managed to grab this screenshot.For the...

The OnePlus 12's global debut will take place on January 23, following its initial introduction in China last year. Since it's been official in China for a few months, we basically know almost everything about it. Almost, since of course we were missing pricing information for markets outside of China. Today through a premature Amazon listing the mystery is no longer a mystery. The OnePlus 12 is apparently set to be priced at INR 69,999 in India, with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. OnePlus 12 price was live on Amazon India for a short while & I managed to grab this screenshot.For the...

The partnership between Motorola and Pantone brought us the Razr 40 Ultra and Edge 40 Neo in Peach Fuzz color, which is Color of the Year 2024. Both the foldable and the midranger have a “velvety gentle peach hue” on the back panel with a vegan leather finish. Today, the maker announced both variants are available in India without a change in the retail price. Motorola Razr 40 Ultra • Edge 40 Neo Motorola is offering the Razr 40 Ultra with only one memory combo in the Asian country – 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. It is currently priced at INR 69,990 ($845) and can be purchased...

The Oppo Reno11 series arrived in India as the latest midrange option from the brand. These global variants feature some differences from the previously announced Reno11 series in China. Oppo Reno11 and Reno11 Pro Reno11 and Reno11 Pro share 6.7-inch OLEDs with FHD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate and an in-display fingerprint scanner. The Pro model is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 8200 chipset and comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage while the vanilla version uses Dimensity 7050 paired with 8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage. Reno11 key specs Both phones boot ColorOS...

If you're in India and have been craving a Nothing Phone (2) but found its usual price too high, this will definitely be of interest to you. On January 14, as part of its Republic Day 2024 sale on Flipkart, Nothing will make its flagship device cheaper. The version with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage will be available for INR 34,999 during the sale period. This includes a INR 3,000 additional discount on exchange of eligible devices during the limited-time offer, and also includes a special INR 2,000 discount for customers using ICICI Bank cards. The phone went for INR 35,999 in...