Vivo has launched the Vivo Y66 smartphone in India. It features a 5.5 inch HD display with a screen resolution of 1280×720 pixels. The phone is powered by an octa-core 64 bit processor and has 3 GB RAM. It has 32 GB internal memory and runs on the Funtouch 3.0 operating system (OS), which is based on the Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. The 4G-enabled smartphone comes with a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 16 megapixel front camera. The device is equipped with a 3,000 mAh battery and is priced at Rs 14,990.

Xiaomi has launched the Redmi 4A smartphone in India. It features a 5 inch HD display and runs on the Android 6.0-based MIUI 8 OS. The device is powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor, has 2 GB RAM and is equipped with a 3,120 mAh battery. It comes in 16 and 32 GB variants that can be expanded up to 128 GB. The smartphone has a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera. It offers connectivity options such as 4G, voice over long term evolution (VoLTE), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, global positioning system (GPS), infrared (IR) port and FM radio. The handset is available in dark grey, gold and rose gold colour variants and is priced at Rs 5,999.

China-based Nubia has launched the Z11 Mini S smartphone. It features a 5.2 inch full HD display with a screen resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. The device is powered by a Qual­comm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 octa-core processor, has 4 GB RAM and 64 GB internal memory, which is expandable up to 200 GB. It comes with a 23 megapixel rear camera and a 13 mega­pixel front camera. The dual-SIM phone is packed with a 3,000 mAh battery and is priced at Rs 16,999.

Gionee has launched the A1 smartphone in India. It features a 5.5 inch in-plane switching (IPS) display with a screen resolution of 1980×1080 pixels. The device runs on the Android 7.0 Nougat OS. It is powered by a MediaTek Helio P10 processor, has 4 GB RAM and comes with 64 GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 128 GB. The smartphone has a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 16 megapixel front camera. It is equipped with a 4,010 mAh battery and provides connectivity options like 4G, VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and USB host support.

Panasonic India has laun­ched the Eluga Ray Max in India. It is available in two variants: one with 32 GB internal storage, which is priced at Rs 11,499, and the other with 64 GB internal storage, which is priced at Rs 12,499. The dual-SIM smartphone features a 5.2 inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It runs on the Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS, is powered by a 1.4 GHz octa-core Qual­comm Snapdragon 430 system on chip (SoC) processor, and has 4 GB  RAM. The phone comes with a 16 megapixel rear camera with dual-LED flash and an 8 megapixel front camera with flash. It is packed with a 3,000 mAh battery and offers connectivity options such as 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/A-GPS, FM radio with radio data system (RDS), and Micro-USB.

Panasonic India has also launched the Eluga Ray X. It features a 5.5 inch HD IPS display with a screen resolution of 720×1280 pixels. The device runs on the Android 6.0 Marsh­mallow OS, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek 430 SoC processor and has 3 GB RAM. The dual-SIM phone comes with 32 GB of internal memory, a 13 megapixel rear camera with dual-LED flash and a 5 megapixel front camera. It offers connectivity options like 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/A-GPS, FM radio with RDS and Micro-USB. The phone is equipped with a 4,000 mAh battery and is available for Rs 8,999.

China-based handset vendor Oppo has launched its F3 Plus smartphone in India. It features a 6 inch display with a screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels. The device is powered by a 1.95 GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snap­dragon 653 processor and has 4 GB RAM. It runs on the Android 6.0 OS, has 64 GB internal memory, which can be expanded up to 256 GB, and is packed with a 4,000 mAh battery. The phone comes with a 16 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera. It offers connectivity options such as 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS/A-GPS, 3.5 mm audio jack, and Micro-USB OTG. The dual-SIM smartphone is available in gold and black colour variants, and is priced at Rs 30,990.

Zen Mobile has launched the Admire Swadesh smartphone. It features a 5 inch display and runs on the Android Marshmallow 6.0 OS. The dual-SIM phone is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, has 1 GB RAM and comes with 8 GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 32 GB. It has a 5 megapixel rear camera with flash and a 2 megapixel front camera. The device is equipped with a 2,000 mAh battery, provides 4G VoLTE connectivity and supports 22 regional languages. It is available in champagne and blue colour variants, and is priced at Rs 4,990.

Ziox Mobiles has launched the Z23 Zelfie feature phone. The device comes with a rear camera with flash and a front camera. It is packed with 1,800 mAh battery and offers internet connectivity and Bluetooth. The dual-SIM phone has wireless FM radio and is priced at Rs 1,123.

 

 

Nokia has launched the Nokia 150 feature phone in India. It features a 2.4 inch quarter video graphics array (QVGA) display with a screen resolution of 240×320 pixels. The dual-SIM phone runs on the Nokia Series 30+ OS and has 32 GB internal memory, which can be expanded up to 32 GB. It is packed with a 1,020 mAh battery. The device comes with an MP3 player, FM radio, Bluetooth 3.0 and a VGA camera with LED flash. The feature phone is priced at Rs 2,059.

Micromax has launched the Dual 5 smartphone. It features a 5.5 inch full HD super AMOLED display and runs on the Android 6.0 OS. The device is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor, and has 4 GB RAM and 128 GB internal memory. It comes with 13 mega­pixel rear and front cameras. The dual-SIM handset is equipped with a 3,200 mAh battery and offers connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth and GPS. It is priced at Rs 24,999.

 

itel Mobile has launched the Wish A41 smartphone. It features a 5 inch full wide video graphics array (FWVGA) display and runs on the Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. The device is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and has 1 GB RAM. It comes with an internal storage of 8 GB, which can be expanded up to 32 GB. The VoLTE-enabled smartphone has a 5 mega­pixel rear camera and a 2 megapixel front camera, and is equipped with a 2,400 mAh battery. It is available in champagne, calx and rose gold colour variants, and is priced at Rs 5,840.

Sony has launched the Xperia XZs smartphone in India. It features a 5.2 inch display with a screen resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. The device runs on the Android 7.1 OS and is powered by a Qualcomm Snap­dragon 820 processor. It has 4 GB RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 256 GB. The phone comes with a 19 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera, and is equipped with a 2,900 mAh battery. It offers connectivity options like hybrid SIM slot, USB Type-C port with fast charging support, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi a/c as well as Bluetooth 4.2. The Sony smartphone is available in ice blue, black and warm silver colour variants, and is priced at Rs 49,990.

Motorola has launched the Moto G5 smartphone in India. It features a 5 inch display with a screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels and a pixel density of 440 pixels per inch (PPI). The device runs on the Android Nougat OS, is powered by a Qual­comm Snapdragon 430 processor and has 3 GB RAM. It comes in 16 GB and 32 GB variants that can be expanded up to 128 GB. The smartphone has a 13 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5 mega­pixel front camera. It is equipped with a 2,800 mAh battery and is priced at Rs 11,999.

Services

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a new recharge pack, which is priced at Rs 339. It provides 2 GB data and unlimited calls per day within BSNL’s network. The pack comes with a validity of 28 days and offers 25 minutes of free calls to other networks. After exhausting the 25-minute limit, customers will be charged at Re 0.25 per minute. The offer is limited for 90 days. In a separate development, BSNL plans to offer 1 GB of free data to smartphone users who have a BSNL connection but are not using the company’s data services. The offer will be available on a pan-Indian basis.

Idea Cellular has launched two new post-paid plans, priced at Rs 499 and Rs 999. The Rs 999 plan offers 8 GB data per billing cycle for users with 4G phones, while those with 2G/3G handsets get 5 GB data. Besides, customers will get free 3 GB data every month until December 31, 2017. Meanwhile, the Rs 499 plan offers 3 GB data to 4G users and 1 GB data to 2G/3G handset users. In addition, customers will get free 3 GB data every month until December 31, 2017. The operator is also providing free unlimited local and STD outgoing calls, free incoming calls on roaming, 3,000 local and STD SMSs, and free subscription to its movies and music applications. Apart from this, users opting for the Rs 999 plan also get free outgoing calls while roaming.

Aircel has launched three new combo packs that offer unlimited voice calling and data services in Karnataka. The combo packs are priced at Rs 82, Rs 191 and Rs 291. The Rs 291 pack offers unlimited Aircel-to-Aircel calling (local and STD), 108,000 local and STD seconds from Aircel to other networks and 5 GB of 3G data. The Rs 82 pack offers local Aircel calls at Re 0.10 per minute and calls on other networks at Re 0.25 per minute with a validity of 180 days. It also offers 200 MB of 3G data and free incoming on roaming for 28 days. Meanwhile, under the Rs 191 pack, customers will get unlimited Aircel-to-Aircel calling facility (local and STD), 54,000 seconds on Aircel to other networks (local and STD) and 2 GB of 3G data.

Bharti Airtel has introduced two new packs, priced at Rs 3,200 and Rs 4,000, for customers purchasing a new Airtel 4G hotspot. Under the Rs 3,200 pack, the operator is providing 10 GB of 4G data per month for three months along with a free hotspot device. Meanwhile, under the Rs 4,000 pack, Airtel is giving 6 GB of 4G data per month for six months along with a free hotspot device. Airtel also has other 4G hotspot plans starting from Rs 450 for 4 GB of 4G data per month to Rs 4,000 for 60 GB of 4G data per month.