Devices
Panasonic has launched the Eluga 550 smartphone in India. It features a 5.7 inch in-plane switching (IPS) display. The smartphone runs on a 1.3 GHz MT6737H octa-core processor and has 3 GB RAM. It comes with 32 GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable up to 128 GB. The smartphone runs on the Android 7.0 Nougat OS and has a 3,250 mAh lithium-ion battery. The smartphone comes with a 13 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera. It is priced at Rs 8,990.
Xiaomi has launched the Redmi 5 smartphone in India. With a 5.7 inch display and a screen 
resolution of 720×1440 pixels, the phone runs on the Android 7.1.2 Nougat OS. The smartphone is powered by a 1.8 GHz octa-core Snapdragon 450 processor. It features 3 GB RAM and 32 GB of inbuilt memory, which can be expanded to 128 GB. It has a 12 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera. The phone is equipped with a 3,300 mAh battery and priced at Rs 9,999.
Asus has launched the Zenfone Max Pro M1 smartphone in India. It features a 5.99 inch IPS display. The smartphone is powered by a 1.8 GHz octa-core Snapdragon 636 processor and has 3/4 GB RAM. It comes with 32/64 GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable up to 400 GB. The smartphone, with a 5,000 mAh lithium-ion battery, runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The smartphone comes with a 13 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera. The smartphone costs Rs 10,990 and Rs 12,990 for the 3 GB and 4 GB versions respectively.
Huawei has launched the P20 Lite smartphone in India. It features a 5.8 inch IPS display and has a screen
resolution of 1080x 2280 pixels. The device runs on the Android 8.0 Oreo OS and is powered by an octa-core Kirin 659 processor. It has 4 GB RAM and 64 GB of inbuilt memory, which can be expanded to 256 GB. It has a 16 megapixel rear camera and a 16 megapixel front camera. The phone comes equipped with a 3,000 mAh lithium polymer battery and is priced at Rs 19,999.
Oppo has launched the F7 smartphone in India. The phone features a 6.23 inch IPS display. It is powered by the MediaTek P60 octa-core processor and comes with 4 GB RAM. The phone has 64 GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded to 256 GB. The smartphone runs on the Android 8.0 Oreo OS and has a 3,400 mAh lithium-ion battery. It has a 16 megapixel rear camera and a 25 megapixel front camera. The phone is priced at Rs 21,990.
Nokia has launched the Nokia 7 Plus smartphone in India. It features a 6 inch IPS display 
with a resolution of 1080x 2160 pixels. The smartphone is powered by the octacore Snapdragon 660 processor and has 6 GB RAM. It comes with 64 GB inbuilt storage that is expandable up to 256 GB. The smartphone runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo OS and is equipped with a 3,800 mAh lithium-ion battery. It has 12+13 megapixel dual primary cameras and a 16 megapixel front camera. It is priced at Rs 25,999.
Nokia has launched the Nokia 8 Sirocco smartphone in India. It features a 5.5 inch P-OLED display with a resolution of 1440×2560 pixels. The smartphone is powered by the octa-core Snapdragon 843 processor and has 6 GB RAM. It comes with 128 GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable up to 400 GB. The smartphone runs on the Android 8.0 Oreo OS and is equipped with a 3,260 mAh lithium-ion battery. The smartphone comes with 12+12 megapixel dual primary cameras and a 5 megapixel front camera. It is priced at Rs 49,999.
Samsung has launched the Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones in India. While the S9 features a 5.8 inch display, the
S9+ features a 6.2 inch display, both of which are sAMOLED. Both the smartphones are powered by the octa-core Exynos 9810 processor and run on the Android 8.0 Oreo OS. The S9 comes with 4 GB RAM while the S9+ has 6 GB RAM. The smartphones have 64 GB inbuilt memory, which can be expanded to 400 GB. The S9+ comes with 12+12 megapixel dual primary cameras while S9 has a 12 megapixel rear camera. Both phones have 8 megapixel front cameras. S9+ has a 3,500 mah lithium-ion battery while S9 has a 3,000 mAH battery. The S9 and the S9+ are priced at Rs 57,990 and Rs 64,990 respectively.
Huawei has launched the P20 Pro smartphone in India. It features a 6.1 inch AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 1080x 2240 pixels and runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The smartphone is powered by the octa-core Kirin 970 processor and offers 6 GB RAM. The phone has 128 GB inbuilt memory which cannot be expanded. It has 40+20 megapixel dual primary cameras and a 24 megapixel front camera. The phone comes equipped with a 4,000 mAh lithium polymer battery and is priced at Rs 64,999.
Oppo has launched the A3 smartphone in India. The phone features a 6.2 inch full HD LTPS (low-temperature
polycrystalline silicon) display with a screen resolution of 1080×2280 pixels. It is powered by a MediaTek Helio P60 octa-core processor and has 4 GB RAM. The device comes with 128 GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded up to 256 GB. The smartphone runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo OS and is equipped with a 3,400 mah lithium-ion battery. It has a 16 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera. The handset is expected to be priced at around Rs 21,000.
Intex has launched the Intex Uday smartphone in India. The phone features a 5.2 inch touchscreen display with a screen resolution of 720×1280 pixels. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and has 3 GB RAM. The device has 32 GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded up to 128 GB. The smartphone runs on the Android 7.0 Nougat OS and is equipped with a 2,800 lithium-ion battery. It has a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera. The handset is priced at Rs 7,999.
Gionee has launched the S11 Lite smartphone in India. The phone features a 5.7 inch HD display 
with an aspect ratio of 18:9. It is powered by a 1.4 GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8937 processor and has 4 GB RAM. The device has 32 GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded up to 256 GB. It runs on the Android 7.1 Nougat OS and is packed with a 3,030 mah lithium-ion battery. The smartphone comes with a 13 megapixel and a 2 megapixel dual rear camera and a 16 megapixel front camera. It is available for Rs 13,999.
Gionee has launched the F205 smartphone in India. It features a 5.45 inch HD display with an aspect ratio of 18:9. The device is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and has 2 GB RAM. It has 16 GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded up to 256 GB. The smartphone runs on the Android 7.1 Nougat OS and is equipped with a 2,670 mah lithium-ion battery. The device comes with a 5 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera. The handset is priced at Rs 8,999.
Services
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched two new prepaid recharge plans for Rs 319 and Rs 99. Under the Rs 319 plan, BSNL subscribers will get unlimited voice calls on local, STD and national roaming for 90 days. However, the Mumbai and Delhi circles have been exempted from this benefit. Under the Rs 99 plan, BSNL is offering the same calling benefits, but the validity has been reduced to 26 days. In addition, those opting for the Rs 99 plan will get a free caller tune service, which is not included in the Rs 319 plan.
Bharti Airtel has launched a new prepaid plan for Rs 219. As a part of the plan, the operator is offering unlimited local and STD calls, free roaming, and up to 100 SMSs per day. In terms of data, users can avail of 1.4 GB data per day for 28 days. Bharti Airtel is also offering added benefits such as seamless access to its AirtelTV app free of cost and free caller tunes to its subscribers with this plan.
Vodafone India has launched a new plan for Rs 511 for its prepaid subscribers. The plan offers unlimited local and STD voice calls including roaming, 100 SMSs per day, and 2 GB 3G/4G data per day. It has a validity of 84 days.
Vodafone India has also launched a new plan for Rs 569 for its prepaid subscribers. Under this 84-day plan, customers can avail of unlimited local and STD voice calls including roaming, 100 SMSs per day, and 3 GB 3G/4G data per day.
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited has launched a new post-paid plan at Rs 199 plus taxes. The plan comes with a validity of 30 days and offers unlimited voice calls within India, unlimited SMSs, access to Jio apps and 25 GB of highspeed data. After the data limit is exhausted, customers will be charged Rs 20 per GB. The newly launched post-paid plan is applicable to both new as well as existing customers. In addition, the plan comes with benefits like ISD service by default and international roaming on request.
BSNL has announced a new recharge plan of Rs 39 that offers unlimited voice calls to its prepaid customers. As per the plan, users can make unlimited local and STD calls as well as roaming calls to all circles, excluding Delhi and Mumbai. The plan is valid for 10 days. In addition, customers can avail of free caller tune service along with 100 SMSs per day. The plan does not come with fair usage policy, which means there is no daily or weekly limit and users can make unlimited calls. However, this is an unlimited calling plan and includes no data benefits.
Bharti Airtel has come up with new data plans for its prepaid customers priced at Rs 49 and Rs 92. Under the Rs 49 plan, Bharti Airtel is offering 3 GB of highspeed data valid for a day. Under the Rs 92 plan, the operator is offering 6 GB of highspeed data for a period of seven days. There is no daily cap on data usage.
Idea Cellular has launched a new Rs 349 plan for its prepaid customers. The plan comes with a validity of 28 days. Under the plan, Idea is offering unlimited voice calls capped at 250 outgoing minutes (local and STD) per day and 1,000 minutes per week post which users will be charged at 1 paisa per second for any additional outgoing calls. The plan also offers 3 GB of data and 100 SMSs per day.
