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...
The iQOO Z9 Lite was announced last week and there is more coming from the Z-series – iQOO India CEO Nipun Marya shared a teaser image of the iQOO Z9S series with the words “The wait is over! Brace yourself for a fully loaded ‘Z’ vibe.” The Z9S series will launch in India in August, which might be as soon as next week – or we might have to wait, Marya didn’t set an exact date. The CEO didn’t offer any details about the “S” version either, but an image is worth a thousand words. The iQOO Z9S series is launching in India this August If you zoom in on the camera bump, you will see...
The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra, introduced in India earlier this month, is now on sale in the country. It comes in a single 12GB/512GB configuration in Midnight Blue, Spring Green, and Peach Fuzz colors. And all models are bundled with the Moto Buds+ TWS earphones worth INR9,999 ($120/€110) in the box. Motorola Razr 50 Ultra The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra is priced at INR99,999 ($1,195/€1,095), but it has a limited-time early bird pricing of INR94,999 ($1,135/€1,040), which, coupled with an instant bank discount of INR5,000 ($60/€55) through HDFC and Axis Bank credit cards, brings its...
Amazon India is preparing for Prime Day – the sales event will be held on July 20 and 21 – and Samsung has chosen just that time for the local launch of the Galaxy M35. You can already check out the landing page on Amazon, sales start on the 20th (Saturday). The Samsung Galaxy M35 will be available in three variants – 6/128GB, 8/128GB and 8/256GB. Check the table below for prices. Note that all bank cards can get ₹2,000 instant discount and, for a limited time, there is an additional ₹1,000 discount, so the final price can be ₹3,000 lower than what’s listed below. Samsung...
Honor launched the 200 and 200 Pro smartphones in China and then brought them to Europe several weeks later. Today, the company introduced the phones to another major market - India, where its subsidiary Htech and CEO Madhav Sheth shared some details about pricing and availability. The two phones come just in time for Amazon Prime Day, which takes place in India several days after the global shopping event. Sales will start on July 20 and there are going to be a number of deals for local customers. Honor 200 and Honor 200 Pro both come with "AI-empowered" MagicOS 8.0, and have 50 MP...
Pre-orders for Samsung’s 6th gen foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold6 and the Z Flip6, kicked off on July 10 in India and now, a week later, they are already shaping up to be the most popular generation yet. Pre-orders for the two models are up 40% compared to their predecessors. There’s one more week of pre-orders before open sales begin and we will probably have to wait for the quarterly report to get more detailed numbers on the Z series sales. It depends on how the Z phones do in other regions, of course, but they might top Samsung’s modest goal of 10% increased sales. The Z Fold6 starts...
India has proven one of the hardest markets globally for Apple to crack, but things are finally picking up. Annual sales of Apple products reached a new high in India, reports Bloomberg. The company saw a 33% jump in revenue, from $6 billion to $8 billion, according to a source who asked to remain unnamed as the information is not public. Bloomberg added that the increase signals steady progress in Apple's efforts to impress customers in the most populous country, where consumers are gradually gaining more purchasing power. The market is still primarily dominated by Chinese brands and...