In a rather surprising turn of events, the 16 GB versions of Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 3 smartphones continued to be available on Amazon for much longer this time, indicating that people are unwilling to compromise on specifications. Normally, the 16 GB version vanishes in less than 3 seconds. Even after nearly 30 mins, only about […]
As expected, the first sale of Redmi Note 3 and Mi5 both got sold out soon after the gates were opened. With this, there are three more to go — two at 2 pm, and the last one at 5 PM. No information about how many units were sold or put up today. There is […]
Xiaomi has, for the first time ever, put more than one color of its 32-GB Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 smartphone on sale. Amazon is showing two color variants — the already introduced Gold, and a new Dark Grey variant — of the 32 GB model ‘in stock’ as of now. To go to Xiaomi’s buying […]
Sometimes, competition can come from unexpected quarters, and that is what’s up with Xiaomi’s Mi5 smartphone. The device, considered unbeatable in terms of value, caused some consternation among fans when it was priced at Rs 24,999 — the highest ever price for any Xiaomi device ever launched in India. While normally brands like Oppo and […]
Less than 24 hours remain for the start of the mega sale planned by Xiaomi for its Indian fans — the Mi Fan Festival. The Chinese company has been at the receiving end of fans’ ire after failing miserably to fulfill fans’ expectations in recent times. While 2015 was all about missed launches, 2016 has […]
LeEco, which has taken India by storm since its entry two months ago, said it will announce two mega offers for its upcoming LeEco Day on Apr 7 and 8. No details about the two offers were given by the company. However, it said the first one — to be announced on tomorrow (Sunday) will […]
Xiaomi has confirmed that it will make the 32 GB version of Redmi Note 3 and its new Mi5 models available on Wednesday as part of its Mi Fan Festival in India. April 6 is the day when Xiaomi was set up six years ago. “We’re only here because of Mi Fans, so every year, we […]
Xiaomi India caused much disappointment among its fans with its price of Rs 24,999 for the 3 GB RAM version of its Mi5 smartphone. It is not releasing the 4 GB version in India, at least for now. The first flash sale is on Apr 6. The pricing indicates that it is no longer willing […]
Hit by a barrage of criticism and negativity from fans, Xiaomi has said it is planning “something special” for its next sale of Redmi Note 3, and that this sale will include the 32 GB version of the phone. It also added that there will be no need for pre-registration to participate in this sale. […]
Disappointingly for fans, Xiaomi has not managed to get 32 GB variants for its fourth flash sale of Redmi Note 3 in India and, by the looks of it, for the next one too. ———— UDPATE: The company is reportedly planning to hold a huge open sale of 32 GB Note 3 next week. Read […]
Lenovo is holding its second open sale of its K5 Plus note today at 12 PM on Flipkart. However, user reviews of the product by those who bought the phone in the first sale have highlighted three irritating problems with the phone — poor camera, poor battery and heating. On the positive side, display and […]
It looks like LeEco likes the thunderous welcome it received for its first model in India, the LeTV Le 1s, and is gearing up to launch its successor, the 2s in the country in April. The price of the Le 2s would be largely in the same ballpark as the 1s, but it could be […]
Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphones for India today — the Galaxy J7 priced at Rs 15,990 and the J5 at Rs 13,990, taking on Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and Le 2. Both phones will be available on Flipkart only. The highlights of the 2016 J7 are as follows: METAL BUILD: Comes with a new diamond cut metal […]
It looks like the rivalry between Xiaomi and its home-bred competitor LeTV is all set to get even hotter with the launch of Xiaomi Mi5 in India next month. Xiaomi has sent out invites that it will bring its flagship, the Mi5, on March 31, which means that the device will hit India before LeTV’s upcoming […]
It looks like ‘affordable’ flagship phone maker OnePlus is taking a leaf from Xiaomi’s playbook and not going the way of higher and higher resolution displays. According to the latest Antutu benchmarking details of OnePlus 3 leaked by a Weibo user, the phone will have a full-HD display just like its predecessor OnePlus 2. Many […]
Micromax sister company Yu Televentures is all set to launch its new model Yu6000 to take on mid-range devices such as the Lenovo K4 Note, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and LeEco 1s later this month. But can the new 6-inch phone compete? On paper, the Yu 6000 should at least be able to take on the […]
Stung by criticism from its fans, Xiaomi India has clarified that more stock of its Redmi Note 3 is on its way from China to India. “We are indeed going to bring in the 32GB very soon. Hang in there, the beast is already on its way,” the company said in response to complaints by […]
Xiaomi launched the curved version of its Mi TV 3 — the Mi TV 3S Curve — in China today at a price of around Rs 92,000 (8,999 yuan). That would imply a price of around Rs 1.3 lakh in India including import duties, VAT and shipping costs. In comparison, Samsung’s 65-inch curved 4K TV sells in […]
Fans are eagerly waiting for information on whether or not the 32-GB version of Redmi Note 3 will be put up for sale on March 30, the date of the next flash sale. While the invite for today’s sale initially said ’32 GB and 16 GB’ and was later corrected to ’16 GB’ only, Amazon’s […]
For the third week in a row, Xiaomi and Amazon sold an unspecified number of Redmi Note 3 smartphones in India. While in the first two weeks, the companies sold a small number of 32-GB models in addition to the 16-GB variants, this time, they made it clear that only the cheaper model was on […]
