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Best phones to buy under Rs 75K in India

As you know, the festive season sales are upon us. Not just Flipkart and Amazon, but various other individual brands will also be hosting their festive sales and offering big discounts on smartphones across the market. Be it Samsung or the iPhone, users have a number of options to choose from. The festive season brings a reason to spend the big bucks for smartphones on your wishlist, hence we wanted to look at the premium segment of phones. Here are the best phones to buy in India under Rs 75K during this festive season:

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4

Cannot talk about flagship devices and leave the Z Flip 4 hanging. The device comes usually comes at a price of Rs 89,990 but is selling under 75K during the festive season. The selling point of the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is surely the folding dynamics of the device, but that’s not all there is as it comes with a powerful Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. The display has a resolution of 2640 x 1080 coupled with a 120Hz refresh rate. Another main attraction of the device is the smaller 1.9-inch Super AMOLED display at the back of the device which allows users to check notifications and click pictures whenever the device is folded. Check out five reasons to go for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 – HERE

You can buy the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 from Amazon – HERE

Apple iPhone 13

Apple iPhone 13’s 128GB variant was being sold on Flipkart for under Rs 50K during the first few days of the Big Billion Days sale. However, right now the same device is being sold at Rs 60K. But since we’re looking at devices under Rs75K, recommending the 256GB variant of the iPhone 13 is an easy task. It is a powerful device that comes with Apple’s flagship A15 bionic chip. The same chip currently powers the iPhone 14’s standard variants. The device comes with two 12MP cameras with the primary lens offering OIS and the secondary being an ultra-wide lens. People looking for a camera-centric device can definitely go for the iPhone 13.

You can buy the Apple iPhone 13 from Flipkart – HERE

iQOO 9 Pro 5G

Move over Samsung and Apple cause iQOO is not playing around with the iQOO 9 Pro 5G! The device comes packed with Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip. The processor is backed by 12GB RAM and 256GB storage coupled with a sharp HDR 10+ compliant AMOLED display with a resolution of 3200 x 1400. While these specifications are enough for some users to jump on and buy the device, it also comes with a 120W ‘FlashCharge’ support which can juice up the device from 0 to 100 in 20 minutes. The device also comes with support for 50W wireless charging. The device is packed with a 50MP primary lens which comes with Gimbal OIS and another 50MP camera with an ultra-wide lens. A 16MP telephoto lens with OIS is also present here.

You can buy the iQOO 9 Pro 5G from Amazon – HERE

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Any Samsung device with a Snapdragon processor is easy to recommend. Samsung’s built quality coupled with the power of Snapdragon chipsets makes it the perfect combination which delivers the best performance to the user. The Samsung Galaxy S22 5G is now available on Amazon at a price of just over 60K for the 128GB variant. Being a flagship device, it comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. It runs on Android 12 out of the box with Samsung’s One UI 4.1. Camera-centric users will have a lot to play around with as it comes with a 50MP primary camera with dual pixel PDAF and OIS, a 12MP ultra-wide camera is also present here with Super-Steady video support, and a 10MP telephoto lens. It can record videos up to 8K in resolution. The only minus point of the device is the 3700mAh battery which can be quickly charged with 25W support.

You can buy the Samsung Galaxy S22 5GT – HERE

Flipkart issues clarification over cancelled iPhone 13 orders

If you’ve been on the internet in the past week, you know that major e-commerce brands like Flipkart and Amazon were running advertisement campaigns for their festive sales. The Flipkart Big Billion Days sale and Amazon’s Great Indian Festival sales offered major discounts on major products like electronics, smartphones, apparel, and more. We had run multiple stories about the discounts offered by these sales highlighting Apple’s iPhone lineup. In our iPhone discount story, we shared that the iPhone 13 was available at a price below Rs 50K on Flipkart, which was surely a surprising deal. However, as the first day of the sale passed, users started complaining that their orders for the iPhone 13 was canceled after the payment was made which disappointed a lot of people. This mishap by Flipkart spread like wildfire across social media as more and more shared their sadness over getting their orders canceled. Now, Flipkart has issued a clarification.

Flipkart’s official statement

Flipkart issued an official statement to India Today Tech and accepted that some iPhone 13 orders were indeed canceled due to “anomalies”. The platform shared that nearly 70 percent of the iPhone orders placed across cities including Siliguri, Guntur, and Gorakhpur were delivered successfully by sellers. The company claims that only “a minor fraction of orders” were canceled by the sellers due to ‘unforeseen issues. In conclusion, Flipkart shared that they are “a customer first e-commerce marketplace and always ensures that customers’ interests are protected. As a customer-focused e-commerce marketplace, we encourage sellers to prioritize the customers’ orders and strive to keep them delighted with their service.”

Even after the clarification, it is still not known why exactly the orders were canceled by Flipkart. Whereas, some users still do not have an update about their order. If you have ordered an iPhone 13 at the discounted price from Flipkart during the Big Billion Days sale, you will soon know if the order has been processed or not. The unbelievable discounts offered during festive sales are an opportunity for people waiting to get the devices from their wishlist. If the orders placed during these sales get canceled then it’s a breach of trust among customers.

Best iPhone deals on festive Amazon & Flipkart sales

The biggest e-commerce platforms in the country, Flipkart and Amazon wrestle it out every year with their biggest sales. This year-round too, the Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale and Amazon’s Great Indian Festival sale kicked off around the same time. The two big platforms competing with one another by offering huge discounts on their products ultimately benefit the customer as they can avail the big price cut on their wishlist products. Right now, it’s probably the best time for you to get that premium phone sitting in your Flipkart/Amazon cart for months!

Apple products make a big splash in sales year-round, however, it is during the big sales when they sell like hotcakes. Right now, Apple iPhones are placed at discounted prices on Amazon and Flipkart sales. In India, iPhones are not just viewed as premium devices but as lifestyle devices that one aspires to buy. But buying them as they are launched is not possible for many due to the premium prices they come with. Now that the big sales are here, read below to know the discounted prices of the iPhone series:

iPhone 13/13 Pro/Mini

iPhone 13 debuted at a surprising price of just Rs 49,990 during the Flipkart Big Billion Days sale. However, the stock was sold out within just 2 minutes as people across the country jumped on to get the best deal for this device. The deal was probably a one-off thing as it is not available anymore. As of now, the iPhone 13 is available at a price of Rs 56,990, down from its original price of Rs 69,990. To my shock, the iPhone 13 mini is currently priced at Rs 58,990, which is 2K more than the standard variant. Click HERE to buy the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini from Flipkart.

On the other hand, the iPhone 13 Pro was priced at Rs 99,900 on Flipkart which quickly sold out. Now, interested buyers can head to Amazon to buy the 13 Pro 128GB model at a price of Rs 1,00,900, which is a steal deal in itself. Click HERE to buy the iPhone 13 Pro from Amazon.

iPhone 12/12 Mini

If you’re in the market to get an Apple 5G phone under the budget of 50K, then the iPhone 12 will be the perfect choice for you. The iPhone 12 was initially priced at an attractive Rs 39,900 starting price on Flipkart, however, the initial stock has been cleared out and the price has shot up to Rs 53,990. But you can still get the device on Amazon at the price of Rs 44,499, a good deal to say nonetheless. Click HERE to buy the iPhone 12 64GB variant from Amazon.

The iPhone 12 Mini on the other hand is still available on Flipkart at a discounted rate. The device is priced at Rs 38,990 on Flipkart. Click HERE to buy the iPhone 12 Mini.

Apple iPhone 14 series launch: What to expect from the latest line-up

We’re just two days away from the Apple ‘Far Out’ event which is expected to introduce the next generation of iPhone to the world. This year-round, a significant upgrade is anticipated amongst fans with the latest iPhone 14 line-up. While leaks have been all over the internet about the upcoming devices months before any official announcements, there naturally has been no confirmation about the same from Apple, only fueling the hype more & more. Read below to learn about what is expected from the latest iPhone 14 series:

iPhone 14: Latest A16 chip

Reports on the internet suggest that the iPhone 14, like its predecessors, will be receiving a processing chip upgrade. Apple will be introducing its latest powerhouse processor, the A16 chip; however, leaks also suggest that only the pro variant of the iPhone 14 will feature the newest chip, whereas the regular variants will opt for an A15 Bionic chip, the same as the iPhone 13. The A15 Bionic could be clocked higher than last year’s devices.

iPhone 14: Goodbye Mini

Leaks suggest that Apple will be ditching the mini variant of the latest iPhone 14. While the mini line-up has had vocal supporters ever since its inception with the iPhone 12, there simply haven’t been the sales that suggest it is a successful outing for the tech giant. Apple is expected to release two 6.1-inch devices and the pro line-up, which will be 6.7-inches.

iPhone 14: Finally, a bigger camera?

Apple has long stuck around with the 12MP wide-angle main camera, which is beloved by many fans around the world. However, it looks like the company is now opting for a much larger 48MP sensor. While a welcoming change, it is rumoured that the significant camera upgrade will be reserved for the pro variants, similar to the chipset upgrade.

iPhone 14: Notch upgrade

Apple has long been criticized for its standard notch, while the competing Android smartphones have long opted for a smaller one. It looks like the company is now ready for a significant change with its notch design and will now feature a sleeker pill-shaped notch. However, this change is currently being reserved for the pro models of the iPhone 14 series, and the regular iPhone 14s will sport the classic notch.

The Return of Colours in Smartphones

The father of Canadian photojournalism, Ted Grant, once quoted, “When you photograph people in colour, you photograph their clothes, but when you photograph people in black and white, you photograph their souls!” The quote is true to every word, as the colour duo, black and white, is said to be more realistic as it contains all colours, and at the same time, it excludes all, but we all know in which era we’re living and how much colours are important in today’s times. Then, why would our gadget-makers stay behind?

Colour plays a vital role in the world we live in and has always been a prominent aspect of human life. However, the gadget making companies took a lot of time to put coloured clothes on their products. Since the mid-50s, we have been witnessing coloured devices in the form of telephones, radios, speakers, etc. But later on, in the mid-90s, colours moved a little away from us, at least in the gadget sector, due to several concerns and again put on a band of bland colours, including black, white, grey and sometimes blue.

The phones in the early days mainly came in one or two colours, offering limited options for the customer as the companies were bound not to manufacture phones with particular colours as each geography in the world has colours for good and bad omens. Also, customers are treated like a god in most countries, and companies have to show sensitivity to people’s sentiments before launching a global variant. Though in recent times, everything has changed and now gadget makers are competing fiercely over coloured gadgets.

The First Step

Since Apple launched its first iPhone in 2007, whatever happens in the world of tech is directly co-related to Apple. It’s more like when other companies do things they seem ordinary to us, but it becomes cool when Apple tries the same with their products. Apple unveiled the iPhone 5C in 2013 and brought life to their phones with 4-colour variants – banana yellow, bubble gum pink, kiwi green, and Slush Puppie blue.

Since then, almost every smartphone manufacturing company has become colour obsessed. Being one of the top smartphone manufacturing companies globally, Apple has always come up with impressive marketing ideas that attract consumers. For instance, every time someone buys an iPhone with PRODUCT RED colour, they contribute to the Global Fund’s support of AIDS programmes and COVID‑19 Response.

The company has been collaborating with RED for the last 15 years and has raised nearly $270 million since the inception of the idea, including a $21 million donation to the Global Fund’s COVID‑19. Recently, Vivo launched India’s first colour changing smartphone Vivo V23 & V23 Pro. The smartphone has Fluorite AG glass that changes colour when exposed to sunlight and other sources of artificial UV rays.

Along with smartphones, various gadgets boast colours nowadays, and the list includes earphones, headphones, speakers, tablets, smart home gadgets, smartwatches, power banks, and portable mouses. The arrival of various colours in devices made consumers happy as it opened more options. When smartphones were introduced to the world, companies wanted to play it safe, so they only experimented with neutral colours.

Samsung was one of the first who introduced smartphones with colourful backs, but they created a kind of blue and red for their LTE-A phone that is fresh and new to people, which helped them stand apart. Nowadays, people are more open to trying different colours than in the earlier days when people were not welcoming towards various colours, and it allows companies to come up with more colourful designs.

Why are smartphones coming in a coloured back panel?

The younger generation prefers to flaunt colours in every way possible, and all over the world, these fellas are very casual towards new things, especially gadgets. Also, when you can have a smartphone or gadget in your favourite colours, which adds some joy to your life, why would you go for the neutral ones! The smartphone maker understands this mindset and decides to implement the same.

Polycarbonate back panels are usually considered the cheapest material as most mid-range smartphones come with them. Glass has been the preferred smartphone material in the past couple of years, and most flagship smartphones come with glass panels. The glass-panelled back on the smartphones looks premium, and it can be painted in different colours, which paves the way for smartphone makers.

The brighter and gradient colour panelled back in the smartphones was popular among Chinese smartphone makers, but the world accepted it when global players such as Apple and Samsung launched their phones with coloured panel backs. In the future, we might witness something more advanced in this back panel sector where we could get an option to change the colours according to the touch.

iPhone 13 Pro Max Quick unboxing & First Impression

The Apple 13 Pro Max is unleashed, we got our hands first for a quick unboxing

Apple Hypes Launch Event With Invite Carrying AR Easter Egg

Finally, the suspense is over, and the date is revealed. On Tuesday, Apple finalised that it is hosting the September event next week. However, it is still not confirmed by Apple that the release of the iPhone 13 will happen in that event or not. But as per the hints given by Apple in its invite that bought us with the augmented reality AR experience, we can make out that the launch will be a big one.

Since last year, to boost up its announcements, a record of offering AR Easter eggs has been made by Apple. The Tim- cook led team Has raised the platform and advised that the upcoming Apple iPhone inauguration should be with AR experience this time, which will take the iPhone lovers to the next level experience.

If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can go to the Apple events webpage and click on the September 14 invite. You can experience the recent AR Easter egg. In that, you can see an AR Apple logo that will come into view over your camera viewfinder. You can keep in motion your Apple device to see the “9. 14” inauguration date and can also zoom in to see the landscape behind it.

The logo uses Apple’s AR kit that is already installed on the iPhone and iPad. The launch video also has sound effects powered by spatial audio with the song “weather” by WDL. This AR experience could be embossed if the LiDAR sensor is present in the new Apple iPhone models.

Spotlight of the event.

An AR logo has been made by apple that was shown on its event webpage.

The logo takes us to a lake landscape where we can visualise the “9.14” release date.

Reportedly, iPhone 13 Series shall provide the new AR feel.

iPhone 13 Might Release On THIS Date! Check Out

September 2021 could also be named as Month of Apple as we can expect a lot of new Apple products to launch anytime this month. In this list, we have the Apple Watch 7, iPhone 13 and Airpods 3.

If we look back at Apple’s previous launch, we can make out that this release may be displayed on the 4th Friday of September. That would be September 24th, which states that the pre-orders could be starting on September 17th. However, keeping the COVID-19 pandemic in mind, the event will probably be completely virtual.

A survey of US iPhone owners suggests that 44% of the Apple owners are waiting to buy the new iPhone 13. Keeping in mind the high demand, Apple has reportedly hired more workers, and Apple suppliers are ready to raise bonuses to keep enough people working.

In such a situation, there are possibilities that the eagerness of those who are waiting for it can be lowered down if there’s a delay. According to the rumours, the new iPhone may have upgraded cameras and displays. It is also very strongly in whispers that the name of the new iPhone could not be iPhone 13 but iPhone 12s.

There has been a lot of changes in the looks and characteristics of the iPhone 12, which was released last year. So this time, the changes might not be very drastic. So expecting not too much could be better. Whatever the rumours might suggest, but the real picture will appear only after the official release of the iPhone 13.

There are a lot of other Apple products also expected to release this year, but for this one, it is best to say to wait till September ends.

Also read, Apple iPhone 13 to have satellite connectivity.