This week Samsung's newly Unpacked devices went on sales in the first wave of markets – the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5, the two Watch6 and three Galaxy Tab S9 slates – so we’ll check out offers from Samsung itself as well as Amazon. Samsung aside, there are interesting deals on Motorola foldables and bar phones too, plus mid-rangers from other brands and some interesting accessories as well. USA The UK Germany India USA Friday was the first day of open sales for Samsung’s latest foldables. This means that pre-order promos are over, but there are still some...
Samsung received a record amount of pre-bookings in India for the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Galaxy Z Flip5 foldable smartphones that it announced back on July 26. Over 100,000 pre-bookings in the first 28 hours, to be exact. Now, to show some love to these people, the company has decided to start early deliveries of the pre-booked units. From today, the people who pre-booked are going to start receiving theirs. Full official in-store availability will only arrive on August 18, so this means that those who were the earliest adopters, so to speak, will actually get to play with their new phones...
Honor withdrew from the Indian market back in 2020 and has not released any new phones in the country since then but that’s about to change as the brand confirmed it is re-entering the market soon. In addition, former Realme CEO Madhav Sheth announced he is joining Honor India with a post on X (formerly Twitter). #TechForIndians?What's cooking at @HonorTechIndia? Stay connected with us. https://t.co/ldMxdl9O62— Madhav Sheth (@MadhavSheth1) August 10, 2023 Honor’s last smartphone release in India was over three years and the brand has been leading its India operation via PSAV Global...
Last month Realme announced two new members of its Realme 11 series – the Realme 11 4G and Realme 11 5G and we now get confirmation that the latter is due to make its way to India soon. Realme India has also been teasing the Realme 11X 5G which is now confirmed to launch alongside the Realme 11 5G. Realme 11 5G brings a 6.72-inch IPS LCD (FHD+ and 120Hz) alongside a 108MP main cam, MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ chipset and a 5,000 mAh battery with 67W SuperVOOC charging. Realme 11X 5G is expected to be a more budget offering with toned down specs. In related news, Realme also...
Last week Nothing CEO Carl Pei announced the launch of a new sub-brand that will be called “CMF by Nothing”. This branch will focus on affordable prices and “timeless designs” and will start off with two products – a smartwatch and a pair of earbuds. CMF has already registered those two products with the Bureau of Indian Standards – D395 (smart watch) and B163 (wireless headphones). This means that India will be among the first countries to welcome the new sub-brand. CMF smartwatch and earbuds registered with India’s BIS Nothing has had a presence in the country since its very...
The vivo V29 series made its debut in June with the V29 Lite, which launched in Europe, and that was followed up with the vanilla V29, also in Europe. The series is expected in India as well, but it’s possible that neither of these models will come first – instead, most leaks surround the vivo V29e. Below are images showing two colorways of the e-model, which is expected to arrive later this month. These were shared by Ishan Agarwal and 91Mobiles. This model looks different from the other two V29 phones that we’ve seen so far. First, there is no camera island, just two separate...
The vivo V29 series made its debut in June with the V29 Lite, which launched in Europe, and that was followed up with the vanilla V29, also in Europe. The series is expected in India as well, but it’s possible that neither of these models will come first – instead, most leaks surround the vivo V29e. Below are images showing two colorways of the e-model, which is expected to arrive later this month. These were shared by Ishan Agarwal and 91Mobiles. This model looks different from the other two V29 phones that we’ve seen so far. First, there is no camera island, just two separate...
Last week Samsung made a big splash with new foldables, new tablets and new watches. They are still on pre-order – shipping should start next week – and they still have quite an influence on the market. This week we will look at some more Galaxy Z deals, but it’s mostly business as usual. The UK Germany USA India UK Amazon UK leaned into combo deals – you can have a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 with a pair of Galaxy Buds2 Pro or a Galaxy Watch6. The offer comes with a free storage upgrade from 256GB to 512GB – and don’t forget to click to collect that £100...
The Google Pixel Watch launched last October came with the Exynos 9110 SoC at the helm. However, a few months ago, we heard the Pixel Watch 2 would ditch Exynos for the Snapdragon W5 Series chip. It was unclear whether that would be the W5 or W5+ Gen 1 SoC. But if Android Authority is believed, the second-gen Pixel Watch will be powered by the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 platform. The new chip should bring efficiency improvements to the Google Pixel Watch 2, which, paired with a tad larger battery (306 mAh vs. 294 mAh), should result in better battery life than the first-gen Pixel Watch. The...
Xiaomi held an event in New Delhi, India on August 1 for the global debut of the Redmi 12 5G, where it also announced the Redmi 12 4G for the Indian market. Both smartphones went on their first sale in India yesterday and helped the Chinese brand achieve a milestone of INR 3 billion ($36 million/€32 million) in sales. Xiaomi also said it sold 300,000 units of the Redmi 12 series smartphones in its first sale yesterday but didn't reveal how many were 4G and 5G models. The Redmi 12 4G starts at INR9,999 ($120/€110), while the Redmi 12 5G's base model costs INR11,999 ($145/€130). Thank you...