Samsung confirmed today it will relaunch the Galaxy S21 FE in India with a new chipset. Initially launched in January 2022, the smartphone will reappear in the Asian-Pacific country with the Snapdragon 888 chipset. The platform comes with Adreno 660 GPU, and Samsung coupled it with 256 GB storage. The initial press release did not reveal the official launch date, but there is a link for those interested to register for more details, when they become available. The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE was initially launched in India with the Exynos 2100 chipset, while other markets got the...

According to sources familiar with the matter, Samsung is planning to re-launch the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE in India in order to get rid of old stock. But this is not the S21 FE that's currently selling in the country, we are talking about the Snapdragon 888-powered version. The one originally available in India was the Exynos 2100 iteration. Right now, the Exynos 2100-powered S21 FE goes for around INR 33,000 ($400), while the Snapdragon 888 version will likely be released for INR 49,999 ($600), but with 8GB/256GB base memory configuration. The Exynos variant brings 6GB of RAM and 128GB...

The Nothing Phone (2) is getting fully official at a special online event on July 11. We're still almost two weeks removed from that moment, but that hasn't stopped Flipkart from starting to take what it calls "pre-orders" for the upcoming handset. These are hardly pre-orders, however. It's more of a reservation system. You pay INR 2,000 now (which is refundable, by the way), to "secure the order". Then you go back from July 11 at 9 PM local time to July 20 at 11:59 PM local time to choose your variant and pay the remaining balance, thus claiming your exclusive pre-order...

Samsung has begun seeding its big camera update for the Galaxy S23 series in India. The new update comes with firmware version S91xBXXU2AWF3 and is 2.2GB in size and also brings the June security patch. Samsung S91xBXXU2AWF3 update changelog The update was previously available in South East Asia and then Europe and brings a slew of camera improvements to the S23 flagships. The big addition is the new 2x zoom Portrait Mode in the Samsung camera app. Samsung also fixed issues with autofocus and added improvements to its Night Mode processing. The update changelog also...

Xiaomi launched Redmi 12 in Thailand earlier this month, and we received the phone in our HQ for a review. According to sources, the entry-level smartphone is not widely available, but it might soon be launched in India. The phone will have market-specific software V14.0.2.0.TMXINXM, as revealed by Xiaomiui. Since the customized software is now finalized, it is up to Redmi India to schedule a launch for the local audience. The software is distinctively Indian, indicated by the IN letter in the version number. We have the same device, but our unit comes with the letters EU in the...

Oppo is teasing the Indian launch of its Reno10 series by touting the Reno10 Pro+' 64MP periscope zoom camera. It's a 64MP f/2.5 periscope with a half-inch (1/2") sensor and 0.7µm pre-binned pixels. It's a 3x zoom with a 120x hybrid zoom option. Oppo says its periscope is 0.96mm thinner than competitor's periscopes, and that it's the highest megapixel unit in the segment. The other cameras are expected to be a 50MP f1/8 main camera with a Sony IMX890 with a 1/1.56" sensor, an 8MP 2/2 IMX355 1/4" sensor, and a 32MP selfie camera. Oppo unveiled the Reno10 series in China. There are...

Oppo is teasing the Indian launch of its Reno10 series by touting the Reno10 Pro+' 64MP periscope zoom camera. It's a 64MP f/2.5 periscope with a half-inch (1/2") sensor and 0.7µm pre-binned pixels. It's a 3x zoom with a 120x hybrid zoom option. Oppo says its periscope is 0.96mm thinner than competitor's periscopes, and that it's the highest megapixel unit in the segment. The other cameras are expected to be a 50MP f1/8 main camera with a Sony IMX890 with a 1/1.56" sensor, an 8MP 2/2 IMX355 1/4" sensor, and a 32MP selfie camera. Oppo unveiled the Reno10 series in China. There are...

Oppo is teasing the Indian launch of its Reno10 series by touting the Reno10 Pro+' 64MP periscope zoom camera. It's a 64MP f/2.5 periscope with a half-inch (1/2") sensor and 0.7µm pre-binned pixels. It's a 3x zoom with a 120x hybrid zoom option. Oppo says its periscope is 0.96mm thinner than competitor's periscopes, and that it's the highest megapixel unit in the segment. The other cameras are expected to be a 50MP f1/8 main camera with a Sony IMX890 with a 1/1.56" sensor, an 8MP 2/2 IMX355 1/4" sensor, and a 32MP selfie camera. Oppo unveiled the Reno10 series in China. There are...

The Nothing Phone (2) will be unveiled on July 11, however, fans in India will be able to pre-order one as soon as June 29 (this Thursday). Well, it’s not quite a “pre-order”, you can sign up on Flipkart’s landing page and reserve a unit as well as scoring some perks. Actual pre-orders start on July 11 (at least that’s when full payment is due), June 29 is when Flipkart starts accepting ₹2,000 deposits from people who want a Phone (2). This deposit is refundable and it qualifies you for a 50% discount on the Ear (stick) (which has an MSRP of ₹10,000 but currently goes for ₹7,000) as well...