Handsets

Image Source : FILE Representational Image Qualcomm, a leading chip maker, has announced plans to release a new 5G chip specifically designed for entry-level smartphones shortly. This announcement aligns with the timeline shared by Savi Soin, President of Qualcomm India, during the Indian Mobile Congress 2023 in Delhi. Qualcomm's new 5G chip Reportedly, in…

For the first time ever, Apple has dominated the top seven spots of the bestselling smartphone list, with the iPhone 14 leading the charge over the course of the year. Even more impressively, Apple's best iPhone, the iPhone 15 Pro Max, led global smartphone sales over the latter quarter of the year, presumably as early adopters grab their big-screened smartphone experience.Independent research company Counterpoint Research has released a fascinating report detailing the bestsellers, and some of the devices that made the…

OnePlus has introduced the OxygenOS 14 Open Beta 2 a few weeks after starting to roll out the OxygenOS 14 open beta update for select models. The update is based on Android 14, and OnePlus has detailed some of the new features it'll bring to supported OnePlus handsets. Android 14 is expected to be available for eligible Google Pixel handsets after the Made by Google event on October 4, where we will also see the launch of the Pixel 8 series of smartphones. The OnePlus 11 5G will be the first handset to get the stable…

Motorola Edge 40 Neo 5G, which was unveiled in India recently, went on sale in the country on September 28. The company announced a special discounted price on the handset ahead of the Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale. For this e-commerce sale, the company also announced offers on several other handsets like the Moto G54 5G, Moto G84 5G, Moto G32, Moto E13, and Moto Edge 40, to name a few. There are other additional offers including the ones extended by different banks and in select cases, Flipkart, that customers can avail…

Image Source : SAMSUNG Galaxy Unpacked event to showcase Samsung's latest innovations in foldable technology Samsung is gearing up to launch its fifth-generation foldable smartphones, set to revolutionize the market with significant improvements. Industry experts anticipate that the new devices will offer a larger display of real estate, particularly for the Galaxy Flip…

Image Source : FILE 5G Adoption hampered due to limited coverage According to a recent report by Counterpoint Research, the mass adoption of 5G in India is being hindered by patchy network coverage and the lack of affordable 5G handsets. Although 5G services were introduced in the country in October 2022, they are still not widely available across the nation. …

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Last month, we reported about a couple of upcoming Motorola budget smartphones codenamed Penang and Penang Plus. These devices will launch soon as the Moto G13 and Moto G23, respectively. The new G-series smartphones have picked up multiple regulatory approvals in recent weeks. The Moto G13 and Moto G23 popped up on the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) website last month bearing model numbers XT2331-1 and XT2333-3, respectively. The listing revealed that the former will pack a 5,000mAh battery and will boast 20W…

Representatives of mobile phone manufacturing companies on Wednesday met top government officials and assured that they would gradually discontinue the production of 4G phones priced Rs. 10,000 and above and will shift to 5G technology.Top officials of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) held a meeting with the mobile operators and smartphone makers and directed them to tune in their 5G services with 5G smartphone within three months timeframe. Top…

Representatives of mobile phone manufacturing companies on Wednesday met top government officials and assured that they would gradually discontinue the production of 4G phones priced Rs. 10,000 and above and will shift to 5G technology.Top officials of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) held a meeting with the mobile operators and smartphone makers and directed them to tune in their 5G services with 5G smartphone within three months timeframe. Top…