After revolutionising budget smartphone and Television market, the Indian company Micromax has become a complete consumer electronic brand by venturing into the Micromax Air Conditioners segment.
After the huge success of Redmi Note 4, Xiaomi has launched its successor - Redmi Note 5 and its Pro variant - Redmi Note 5 Pro at affordable price starting from Rs 9999. In comparison to predecessors, both these devices will be having impressive features such as dual cameras, bezel-less design, Full View 18:9 aspect ratio, massive battery and bigger 5.99 inch display.
In last few years, Xiaomi is the fastest growing company in India and has expanded its portfolio from smartphones to Air purifiers to televisions. With Mi LED TV 4, Xiaomi is expected to establish its foothold in consumer electronic space and compete with the premium brands in the country like Sony, Samsung and LG. Mi TV 4 will be available at Rs. 39,999/- and go on sale on February 22 at Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home stores.
Apple iPhone buyers are not happy as the iPhone prices have been increased for the second time in last two months. The first hike was in December last year when the government increased the import duty from 10% to 15%. In the current Union budget 2018-2019, the custom duty has been further hiked to 20% from 15% in order to promote "Make in India" initiative.
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has introduced a completely new series in India, the Redmi Y (the Y apparently stands for "You"). The company has unveiled its new selfie centric smartphones Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite in India with top-notch hardware. In terms of pricing, both the phones Redmi Y1 and Y1 Lite are priced below Rs 10,000.
The latest flagship phones are equipped with high-end features like 8GB RAM, 256GB internal storage or 21MP camera but the battery capacity of the phone is also equally important. So far, the maximum battery available in few medium priced Chinese phones is 5000mAH. A smartphone with 8GB RAM may be powerful and fast to operate but superb battery life will definitely impress many smartphone buyers. The upcoming phone Doogee BL12000 with massive 12000mAH and fast charging ability will not be a disappointment at all as it can be fully charged in just 4 hours.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has finally unveiled its most awaited flagship phone Apple iPhone X (pronounced iPhone 10) on iPhone's 10th anniversary at the company's new spaceship campus.
Though the year 2017 witnessed the immense growth of smartphone industry, there were few disappointing launches that failed to impress the consumers and tech geeks. Most of the flagship phones were equipped with latest trending features like Edge-to-edge bezel-less displays, Dual cameras, Quick charge support and high resolution selfie cameras along with the advanced technologies such as AR and AI, being incorporated in these phones. However, there were few phones that failed to live upto the expectations of smartphone users and techies.
The selfie experts Vivo and Oppo have been competing with each other to establish their foothold in the budget smartphone market. Recently, Oppo has launched its latest flagship phone Oppo F5 which is the successor of Oppo F3 in Philippines. The USP of this phone is its AI (artificial intelligence) powered selfie camera and 6GB RAM.
