HMD Global launched the Nokia X6 in May in China. At the time of its launch, the smartphone garnered some interest for its design and price point. The Nokia X6 is the first Nokia branded smartphone to sport a notched display, much like the majority of 2018 Android smartphones. The Nokia X6 has been rumoured to launch in other countries for a while and now, Nokia India’s website has seemingly confirmed that it’ll launch in India by making its support page live.

Interestingly, the Nokia X6 is also a throwback to the Nokia X6 which was a Symbian OS running mobile launched in 2009. The support page is still live and has not been taken down by the company yet. This [...]

Xiaomi has launched yet another budget smartphone in the Indian market. This time around, it is a part of Xiaomi’s selfie-centric Redmi Y lineup. The Xiaomi Redmi Y2 succeeds the Redmi Y1 which was launched in late-2017 along with the Redmi Y1 Lite. The Redmi Y1 Lite won’t see a successor right now. The Redmi Y2 will retail for Rs 9999 for the base model with 3GB of RAM. It goes on sale via offline retailers on June 12th.

The Xiaomi Redmi Y2 is targeted at the selfie-loving consumers in India. At a price of Rs 9999, the smartphone has an identical price as the Redmi Note 5 which offers a FullHD+ display and the same chipset.

The Redmi Y2 takes a lot [...]

HTC has launched two new budget smartphones in India, the Desire 12 and Desire 12+. Both the smartphones were initially launched on March 20th in Europe and have now made their way to the Indian shores. The HTC Desire 12 is priced at Rs 15800 while the Desire 12+ will retail for Rs 19790. Pre-order will be done exclusively on HTC India E-Store. Both the smartphones will be available in retail from the 11th of June onwards.

HTC recently launched its new flagship device, the HTC U12+ to much fanfare. The company, however, has decided not to bring the new device in India just yet. Instead, the Desire 12 and Desire 12+ have been unveiled in the country’s highly [...]

Motorola has launched a “Play” variant in the Moto G series since the Moto G4 Play was unveiled in early-2016. The more affordable of the two smartphones launched today, the Moto G6 Play does not have the same all-glass design and features an HD+ display. The G6 Play will be available in India in two variants at a starting price of Rs 11999 and will go on sale via Flipkart exclusively at midnight on 5th May.

The USP of Motorola’s “Play” models has been the battery performance and the G6 Play is no different. It features a massive 4000 mAh battery which when coupled with an HD+ display means that in theory, should result in a great battery [...]

Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has launched some great budget smartphones over the past few months. The Honor 9 Lite, especially, for its price has been a great device in the congested sub-10K category. To add to its budget smartphone portfolio, the company has launched the Honor 7A and Honor 7C in India.

The Honor 7A is priced at Rs 8999 and will be available in only one variant. The smartphone will go on sale via Flipkart from 12 pm on May 29th. The Honor 7C is priced at Rs 9999 for the 3GB RAM/32GB storage variant, while its 4GB RAM/64GB storage variant will retail for Rs 11999. The Honor 7C will be sold via Amazon at 12 pm from May 31st.

The Honor [...]

Motorola recently launched the new iteration of its highly successful G series, the Moto G6 and Moto G6 Play. Even before the launch, it was imminent that the Moto G6 series of smartphones will launch in India before a lot of other markets thanks to the success of previous gen Moto G devices like the Moto G, G4 Plus, G5 Plus and more. It now appears that the date has been set for the launch of the Moto G6 in India.

An Amazon listing reveals that the Moto G6 launch has been scheduled for June 4th in India. The pricing and launch offers will only be revealed on the day of the launch. However, considering the popularity of Moto G series of smartphones in India, we expect [...]

HMD Global launched its new budget smartphone in China on May 16th. On the same day, OnePlus also launched the OnePlus 6 and it appeared that the Nokia X6 would not get the attention it deserves. However, that does not appear to be true as many people want the Nokia X6 to be launched in more countries other than just China.

Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer, HMD Global ran a poll on Twitter, asking people if they want a global launch of the Nokia X6. This wouldn’t normally happen and Juho did this because they obviously saw the traction that the China launch of the Nokia X6 received. It is also unlikely that a company would take an expensive decision like this based [...]

OnePlus launched its latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 6 at an event in London on May 16th. The company held a separate event in Mumbai on May 17th to launch the device in India. The OnePlus 6 will be available in three variants, one with 6GB RAM/128GB storage, the other 8GB RAM/128GB storage, and the final variant will have 8GB RAM/256GB storage.

The base model is priced at Rs 34,999, and the 8GB RAM/128GB model will retail for Rs 39999.

The OnePlus 6 has a 6.28 inch Optic AMOLED display with a 2280 x 1080 px resolution. The aspect ratio is 19:9 which means it is slightly taller than the OnePlus 5T.

Must Read: Unboxing The OnePlus [...]

The Xiaomi Redmi S2 was launched in China on the 10th of May. In China, the base model is priced at RMB 999(Rs 10500 approx.) and the other one is priced at RMB 1,299 (Rs 13800 approx.). The Redmi S2 appeared to be another China-exclusive device but, it might soon launch in India. Redmi India has taken to Twitter to announce that another selfie-centric Redmi device will launch in India on the 7th of June.

Every step in your life is defined by a selfie. Find yourself, #FindYourSelfie

The BEST selfie smartphone is arriving soon. pic.twitter.com/OeQaSAI4TZ

— Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) May 14, 2018

The teaser confirms that the [...]

The launch of the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro in India is just a few days away. The company has sent out press invites for a launch event on the 24th of April. Both the smartphones were launched globally on the 27th of March in Paris. Now, according to a listing on Amazon, the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro will be sold in India via Amazon exclusively.

So far, the Huawei P20 Pro, with its triple camera setup, has been well-received. It is the first-ever smartphone with a triple-camera setup on the back and offers a great build quality with an all-glass design. The Huawei P20 Pro has the same build quality and design albeit, a smaller display and a dual-camera setup on the back. [...]

Xiaomi has been teasing the launch of a ‘Desh ka Smartphone’ on social media for a couple of weeks now. The launch is set for the 30th of November and will be a part of the Redmi lineup. Since it is being marketed as the ‘India Ka Smartphone’, it could be priced under Rs 5000 for the base model.

A new Redmi smartphone is coming your way on Nov 30! Aa raha hai #DeshKaSmartphone pic.twitter.com/Koii0QJEIE

— Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) November 23, 2017

Redmi India’s Twitter account has been teasing a few features of the phone such as long battery life and multiple Indian local languages support. This [...]

Nokia launched a party of phones at the Mobile World Congress 2017. While Nokia introduced three Android smartphones, ditching Windows OS, it also introduced the revamped version of the sturdy Nokia 3310. The global release date of the Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and Nokia 3310 is still unknown, however, the launch of the phones in India is expected in the second half of April 2017. The Nokia phones will go on sale in the summer using a mix of online and offline strategies.