Google has confirmed that Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro aren’t coming to India anytime soon. Launched on October 19, the new Pixel smartphones are only available in nine countries and sadly India is not one of them. The Google-backed smartphone, Pixel, comes with its own SoC, Tensor. The Google Pixel 6 features 6.4-inch AMOLED …
Mi 11 Ultra Tipped To Debut in India Soon
Mi 11 Ultra is set to launch in India with a starting price of over Rs. 70,000, Gadgets 360 has learnt. The new smartphone debuted in China alongside the Mi 11 Pro, Mi 11 Pro, and the Mi 11 Lite 5G earlier this week. The Mi 11 Ultra also received a global announcement shortly after …
Oppo Reno4 Pro: For the ‘Always On’ consumer
When we look at the affordable premium smartphone segment in India, there is more hyper-competition than before. Many new aspirant brands are challenging the triumvirate of incumbents – Apple, Samsung and OnePlus. With the increased competition, what is noticeable is also an increased commoditization of smartphone features. Across the board, smartphones are increasingly getting refined, …
OPPO Find X2 Pro: A polished, purposeful flagship
With its singular focus on innovation and generating new intellectual property, ‘smartphone experimentation’ instead of ‘iterative innovation’ has been high on OPPO’s agenda. Whether it be the mechanized pop-up camera or the all-screen design of OPPO Find X. When the original Find X debuted, it showcased finesse with its full-screen display. The elevating camera mechanism …
5G Phones are here. Here’s why you should consider them.
Smartphone brands, such as realme and iQOO have announced their 5G phones – Realme X50 Pro 5G and iQOO3 respectively, recently in India. Both smartphones are priced aggressively, and sport Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865, and paired with an external Snapdragon X55 modem for 5G connectivity. 5G in India is still two to three years away from …
Samsung faces tough but ‘doable’ challenge to rise to top in India handset market
It’s been a tough few years for Samsung in the India handset market, where it has struggled to keep pace with or beat back competition from Chinese rivals such as Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo. The first signs of vulnerability came when Samsung lost the smartphone crown to Xiaomi in the September quarter of 2017. In …
Uber-premium smartphone market grew 23% in India
In a clear sign that aspirational India is ready to splurge on flaunting smartphones that may cost you a bomb, the uber-premium smartphone segment (Rs 1 lakh and above) in India grew 23 per cent (year-on-year) in 2019. Apple which actually created the uber-premium segment in India, contributed 85 per cent of the shipments with …
Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL: Blame Soli chip for why it is not coming to India
Google just announced the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL phones in New York, but there’s bad news for India fans who were waiting to upgrade. The new phones will not be coming to India and that’s thanks to the Soli radar chip on the front, which is driving the new Motion Sense and the …
Sad Diwali for Pixel lovers as new Google Pixel 4 ditches India
Google which registered less than 0.1 per cent market share in the Indian premium smartphone segment in the second quarter this year, ditched the country on Tuesday, announcing that the newly-launched Pixel 4 and XL will not be available in India. In a statement, the company said it has decided not to make Pixel 4 …
Samsung wrests back premium smartphone crown
India’s premium mobile market is buzzing with action. The market, which opened up with the entry of a new Chinese player OnePlus, is now seeing heightened activity with Samsung coming out with all its might to capture its lost glory. OnePlus has upped its market share in the Indian mobile handset market in the premium …