The OnePlus 3T went on sale in India earlier this month in the new Gunmetal Grey hue for Rs. 34,999, while the Soft Gold version release was due for a later date.
Today, OnePlus has announced that the Soft Gold OnePlus 3T will be available exclusively on Amazon India next month. The brand will hold an Amazon app-only sale on January 5 for the Soft Gold version, for which registration have already kicked off and will continue till January 3.
From January 6, the Soft Gold OnePlus 3T will be available on open sale without registration via Amazon India. This version will only be available with 64GB storage and carries price tag of Rs. 29,999.
To refresh, the OnePlus 3T is a souped up version of OnePlus 3 equipped with a faster Snapdragon 821 processor, improved 16MP Samsung 3P8SP front camera and a bigger 3400mAh battery.
Other specs remain same including 5.5-inch Full HD display, 6GB RAM, 16MP Sony IMX298 rear camera, Dual-SIM slots, fingerprint scanner, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac, NFC and USB Type-C. It ships with Android Marshmallow but is expected to get Android Nougat soon.
ZTE sub-brand nubia has sent out invites for December 14 event in Delhi to launch the Z11 and N1 smartphones in India.
The nubia Z11 was unveiled in China in June, and at IFA 2016, ZTE announced the global roll-out of the phone. In international market, the nubia Z11 is available in two variants ― 4GB RAM version priced at 499 Euros ($527 | Rs. 35,500) and 6GB RAM version priced 599 Euros ($633 | Rs. 43,000).
The nubia Z11 sports a premium aluminum body that measures 7.5mm around the waist and has zero bezels. It features 5.5-inch Full HD Gorilla Glass 3 display, Snapdragon 820 processor, 64GB storage, hybrid dual-SIM slots, 16MP Sony IMX298 rear camera, 8MP front camera, fingerprint scanner, 4G VoLTE, WiFI 802.11ac, USB Type-C, NFC and 3000mAh battery. It runs Android Marshmallow with nubia UI 4.0 skin on top.
The nubia N1 on the other hand was unveiled in China in July and is a mid-range offering priced at CNY 1699 ($246 | Rs. 17,000). It features metal body, 5.5-inch Full HD display, MediaTek Helio P10 processor, 3GB RAM, 64GB storage, 13MP rear & front cameras, hybrid dual SIM slots, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac, USB Type-C, fingerprint scanner and a beefy 5000mAh battery. It also runs Android Marshmallow with nubia UI 4.0 skin on top.
We should know the pricing and availability details of both the smartphones next Wednesday.
Alcatel has launched the Idol 4 smartphone in India for Rs. 16,999. The Idol 4 is now available for purchase exclusively on Flipkart in Gold, Metal Silver and Dark Grey colors, and comes bundled a VR headset and JBL earphones.
The Idol 4 was initially unveiled at MWC back in February this year and comes with a VR mode to offer an immersive 360-degree content viewing and gaming experience, when you use the smartphone with the bundled VR headset. The phone has a Boom Key button, located on the right side, that lets you control the camera, gallery, video, music games and more.
Coming to the specs, the Alcatel Idol 4 features 5.2-inch Full HD display, octa-core Snapdragon 617 (w/ Adreno 405 GPU), 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage, which can be expanded via microSD card.
For photography, the Idol 4 comes with 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, EIS (electronic image stabilisation) and f/2.0 aprture. On the front there's 8MP camera for selfies and video calling.
Running Android Marshmallow, it is backed by a 2610mAh battery and supports 4G LTE, hybrid dual-SIM slots, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, A-GPS, NFC and USB OTG. The phone also boasts dual-speakers powered by Wave MaxxAudio technology along with Smart PA for amplifying audio that offer a total audio output of 7.2 watts.
It's worth mentioning that the Idol 4 has also been re-branded as BlackBerry DTEK50. The phone was launched in India last month at Rs. 21,990. The difference between both models is that the latter comes with BlackBerry branding and security features.
To take on Reliance Jio's free data offer, Vodafone India has announced that it will now offer double 4G data for all its existing plans that are priced over Rs. 255, thereby reducing prices by 50%.
Under the new plans, Vodafone prepaid users will get 2GB of 4G data at Rs. 255. With Rs. 459 and Rs. 559 data packs, users will get 6GB and 8GB of 4G data respectively, while the Rs. 999 and Rs. 1,999 plans will now offer 20GB and 40GB of 4G data respectively. All these packs will have a validity of 28 days, and will be available across all the circles where Vodafone 4G is available.
Following the commercial launch of Jio's services, Vodafone and other telecos in the country have introduced a slew of plans to keep its customers at bay. Vodafone had recently introduced one-year data pack priced at Rs. 1,501, which gives you 15GB of data upfront and recharge benefit of 1GB of 3G data for Rs. 53.
