Devices
Oppo has launched the Oppo K1 smartphone. It features a 6.41 inch display with a screen resolution of 1080x 2340 pixels. The handset comes with a 16+2 megapixel rear camera and a 25 megapixel front camera. It is equipped with a 3,600 mAh battery and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 2.2 GHz octa-core processor. The device provides 4 GB RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 256 GB via a microSD card. It runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo operating system (OS). The phone is priced at Rs 16,990.
Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has launched the Honor View 20 smartphone. It features a 6.4 inch display with a screen resolution of 1080×2310 pixels. The handset comes with a 48 megapixel rear camera and a 25 megapixel front camera. It is equipped with a 4,000 mAh battery and is powered by a Hisilicon Kirin 980 octa-core processor. The device has 6 GB RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. It runs on the Android 9.0 Pie OS. The phone is available at a starting price of Rs 37,999.
Lava has launched the Lava Z92. It features a 6.22 inch display with a screen resolution of 720×1520 pixels. The handset comes with a 13 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera. It is equipped with a 3,260 mAh battery and is powered by a MediaTek Helio P22 2 GHz octa-core processor. The device provides 3 GB RAM and 32 GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 256 GB via a microSD card. It runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The phone is available at Rs 9,999.
Micromax has launched the Micromax Infinity N12. The handset features a 6.19 inch display with a screen resolution of 720×1500 pixels. It comes with a 13+5 megapixel rear camera and a 16 megapixel front camera. It is equipped with a 4,000 mAh battery and is powered by the 2 GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 processor. The device provides 3 GB RAM and 32 GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 128 GB via a microSD card. It runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The phone is priced at Rs 9,999.
Meizu has launched the Meizu C9 smartphone. It features a 5.45 inch display with a screen resolution of 720×1440 pixels. The handset comes with a 13 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera. It is equipped with a 3,000 mAh battery and is powered by a Spreadtrum SC9832E quad-core processor. The device provides 2 GB RAM and 16 GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 128 GB. It runs on the Android 8.0 Oreo OS. The phone is available at Rs 5,999.
Vietnamese smartphone maker Mobiistar has launched the Mobiistar X1 
Notch smartphone. It features a 5.6 inch display with a screen resolution of 720×1498 pixels. The handset comes with a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 13 megapixel front camera. It is equipped with a 3,020 mAh battery and is powered by a MediaTek Helio A22 2 GHz quad-core processor. The device provides 2 GB RAM and 16 GB of internal storage. It runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The phone is priced at Rs 9,195.
Samsung has launched the Galaxy M10 smartphone. It features a 6.22 inch display with a screen resolution of 720×1520 pixels. The handset comes with a 13+5 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera. It is equipped with a 3,400 mAh battery and is powered by Samsung’s Exynos 7870 1.6 GHz octa-core processor. The device comes in two variants of RAM and storage – 2 GB RAM with 16 GB of internal storage and 3 GB RAM with 32 GB of internal storage. Both variants are expandable up to 512 GB via a microSD card. It runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The phone is available at a starting price of Rs 7,990.
Samsung has launched the Galaxy M20 smartphone. It features a 6.3 inch display with a screen resolution of 1080x 2340 pixels. The handset comes with a 13+5 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel rear camera. It is equipped with a 5,000 mAh battery and is powered by an Exynos 7904 1.6 GHz octa-core processor. The device comes in two variants of RAM and storage – 3 GB RAM with 32 GB of internal storage and 4 GB RAM with 64 GB of internal storage. Both variants are expandable up to 512 GB via a microSD card. It runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The phone is available at a starting price of Rs 10,990.
Oppo has launched the Oppo R15 Pro smartphone. It features a 6.28 inch display with a screen resolution of 1080×2280 pixels. The handset comes with a 20+16 megapixel rear camera and a 20 megapixel front camera. It is equipped with a 3,400 mAh battery and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 2GHz octa-core processor. The device provides 6 GB RAM and 128 GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 256 GB via a microSD card. It runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The phone is available at a starting price of Rs 25,990.
Asus has launched the Asus Zenphone Max M2. It features a 6.26 inch display with a screen resolution of 720×1520 pixels. The handset comes with a 13+2 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera. It is equipped with a 4,000 mAh battery and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1.8 GHz octa-core processor. The device comes with 3 GB RAM and 32 GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 200 GB via a microSD card. It runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The phone is available at Rs 9,999.
Vivo has launched the Vivo Y91 smartphone. It features a 6.22 inch display with a screen resolution of 720x 1520 pixels. The handset comes with a 13+2 megapixel rear camera and an 8 megapixel front camera. It is equipped with a 4,030 mAh battery and is powered by a MediTek Helio P22 octa-core processor. The device provides 2 GB RAM and 32 GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 256 GB via a microSD card. It runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The phone is priced at Rs 10,849.
Services
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) has launched two new recharge plans worth Rs 297 and Rs 594 for JioPhone users. The Rs 297 plan offers unlimited free voice calls, 300 free SMSs for 28 days and 0.5 GB high speed data per day with a cap of 42 GB. On the other hand, the Rs 594 plan offers unlimited free voice calls, 300 SMSs for 28 days and 0.5 GB high speed data per day with a cap of 84 GB. The Rs 297 plan comes with a total validity of 84 days, whereas the Rs 594 plan comes with a total validity of 168 days.
RJIL has launched a plan for Jio Prime users, offering 10 GB free data under the Jio celebration pack on a random basis. This plan has a validity of five days and offers 2 GB data per day over and above the current data benefit.
Bharti Airtel has launched two long-term plans worth Rs 998 and Rs 597. The Rs 998 plan offers unlimited local and STD calling, 300 SMSs per month (which would be renewed every 28 days) and 12 GB data for the total validity period of 336 days. Meanwhile, the Rs 597 plan offers unlimited local and STD calling, 300 SMSs per month (which would be renewed every 28 days) and 6 GB data for the total validity period of 168 days.
Bharti Airtel has replaced the plans worth Rs 344 and Rs 559 under its first recharge prepaid plans for new users with a new prepaid plan worth Rs 76. The subscribers of this plan would be offered a talktime of Rs 26, 100 MB data, and local and STD calls will be charged at 60 paise per minute. This plan has a validity of 28 days.
Bharti Airtel has revised its Rs 199 prepaid recharge plan. It will now offer 1.5 GB daily under the plan instead of the 1.4 GB data offered earlier, which amounts to 2.8 GB additional 4G data. The plan offers unlimited local, STD and roaming calls without any fair usage policy (FUP) limit and 100 SMSs per day. This plan has a total validity period of 28 days.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) launched a combination special tariff voucher worth Rs 269 on the occasion of Republic Day. The plan provided a total talktime of 2,600 minutes on any network, 260 free SMSs and 2.6 GB data. The total validity period of the plan was 26 days and it was available from 26 January 2019 to 31 January 2019.
BSNL has revised the validity of its voice-only prepaid plan worth Rs 319 from 90 days to 84 days. This plan offers unlimited local, national and roaming calls pan-India, except in the Delhi and Mumbai circles. BSNL has also revised its post-paid plans worth Rs 525 and Rs 725 in order to offer double data benefit to its users. The Rs 525 plan offers 40 GB data per month as against 15 GB earlier. Meanwhile, the Rs 725 plan offers 50 GB for the total validity period.
Vodafone has introduced a new annual prepaid recharge plan worth Rs 1,999. This plan offers free and unlimited voice calls, 100 free text messages and 1.5 GB LTE data per day. It is available for a total validity period of 365 days. The plan has only been launched in Kerala and will be later extended to other circles.
Vodafone has launched a new recharge plan worth Rs 119. This plan offers unlimited voice calls and 1 GB 4G data for a total validity period of 28 days. However, no SMS benefits are offered under this plan. Apart from this, Vodafone has launched a prepaid plan worth Rs 49, which offers 1 GB 4G data for a total validity period of 28 days. However, no talktime is offered under this plan.
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has launched a new annual prepaid plan worth Rs 1,499. It offers unlimited calling without any FUP limit, 100 SMSs per day and 1 GB data per day, which could be used over 2G/3G/4G networks. The plan has a total validity period of 365 days. This plan has been introduced only in select circles across India. While Idea Cellular has introduced this plan in 10 telecom circles, Vodafone has introduced this plan in about five telecom circles. In addition, Vodafone has launched an annual prepaid plan worth Rs 1,699. This plan has replaced the Rs 1,499 plan in some circles, while it coexists with the Rs 1,499 plan in a few circles.
