Nothing is one of India's fastest-growing smartphone brands, Counterpoint Research reveals

According to a new report from Counterpoint Research (CR), the Indian smartphone market declined 10% in the second quarter of this year (April-June) compared to the same period last year. This was the biggest decline in shipments in the country in the past six years. Chinese brands had their lowest share of the overall market for a second quarter since 2020. vivo remained the leader of the market but only because CR doesn't add all sub-brands' market share to the main brand's. Individually vivo has a 17.8% share, but when you count iQOO too that gets it to 19.5%. However, while Oppo seems...

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There will be a vanilla Poco X8 after all, HyperOS source code suggests

The Poco X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max were both announced in March, but after months had passed, many believe that the vanilla Poco X8 might have been canceled. No one had an explanation, but we all just assumed that Xiaomi scrapped the vanilla Poco X8. Until now, that is. Poco X8 Pro Max In Xiaomi's HyperOS source code, X user Kacper Skryzpek unearthed solid evidence that the Poco X8 exists and it has a 50MP main camera and 2MP depth sensor. And if that sounds familiar, it's likely because the Poco X8 will actually be a rebranded Chinese Redmi Note 17 Pro 5G. The latter launched recently...

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Tecno Camon 50 Ultra launched in India

As promised, Tecno today launched the Camon 50 Ultra in India, which will go on sale starting July 21 exclusively through Amazon.in. The Tecno Camon 50 Ultra is priced at INR39,999 and comes in three colors in India - Nebula Titanium, Cypress Green, and Misty Purple. However, for reasons best known to Tecno, the Camon 50 Ultra's RAM amount and storage space in India haven't been revealed. That said, the specs and features of Tecno Camon 50 Ultra in India are the same as other markets, meaning you get the Dimensity 7400 Ultimate SoC, a 6.78" 144Hz curved AMOLED display of...

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iQOO confirms Z11 Lite's price segment while revealing more details about it

iQOO will launch the Z11 Lite on July 24, and ahead of the launch, the brand has confirmed that the smartphone will be priced under INR20,000 in India. Additionally, iQOO revealed that the Z11 Lite's notched display will have a 120Hz refresh rate and 1,200 nits peak brightness, while the primary camera on the rear will use a 50MP Sony sensor. The Z11 Lite will have up to 6GB RAM and 256GB of storage onboard. iQOO previously confirmed that the Z11 Lite will run OriginOS 6 out of the box and receive security updates for four years. The brand has now revealed that the smartphone will...

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Infinix Hot 70 Pro is official, comes in six different finishes

The Infinix Hot 70 Pro is here, and just like its non-Pro sibling, it's got some fancy finishes. Three of the special ones include Thermo Orange, a finish that darkens or lightens with heat and cold; Mirage Green, which lights up like a starry sky at night under UV light; and Silk Glow Purple, which has a dynamic shine with embedded nanocrystal texture in the back panel. Then there's Depth Ring White, which is also one of the special ones with a 3D effect. And finally, two more conventional finishes complete the tally - Night Pulse (black) and Dive Blue. All variants weigh 205...

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Redmi 17 4G renders and specifications leak

Earlier this month, details about the global variant of the Redmi 17 5G surfaced online. Now, a fresh leak has revealed the design, color options, and complete specifications of the Redmi 17 4G. According to the leak, the Redmi 17 4G will be offered in Black, Deep Blue, Lotus Purple, and Oak Green color options. The smartphone is said to weigh 232g and measure 8.8mm thick. It will reportedly be powered by the MediaTek Helio G91 Ultra chipset and will be available in 4GB/128GB and 6GB/256GB configurations. The handset is also said to ship with Android 16-based HyperOS 3. The Redmi...

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Redmi Note 17 Pro teardown video shows off the phone's internals

Redmi unveiled the Note 17 Pro alongside the Note 17 yesterday for the Chinese market. Now, there's already a full disassembly video of the Note 17 Pro out, courtesy of Chinese channel WekiHome. It's obviously in Chinese, but YouTube's built-in closed captions are very good at translating what the presenter is saying in our experience, so make sure you have them turned on. As it happens with many smartphones, getting inside the Redmi Note 17 Pro is a matter of first removing the back cover, which here is made of plastic. The inside of the back cover has a lot of foam to protect from water...

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