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Amazon, Flipkart Festive Season Sales: Best Mobile Phone Offers
You should act fast though — while the sales will run for a while, we’ve seen specific deals run out from time to time. While Amazon’s sale will last for a full month, Flipkart’s Big Billion Days 2021 sale will end on October 10. Besides discounts, both the festive season sales on Amazon and Flipkart are also offering bundled exchange and payment offers on the best smartphones that can further reduce these discounted prices.
Amazon Great Indian Festival 2021 sale – Best offers on smartphones
Apple iPhone 11 (Rs. 38,999)
Apple’s iPhone 11 is still down to Rs. 38,999 on Amazon during its Great Indian Festival 2021 sale. This is the lowest price we’ve seen on the 64GB variant since it launched in India. Amazon’s sale is also offering a bundled exchange offer that can further add an instant discount of up to Rs. 12,350 on the iPhone 11.
Buy now at: Rs. 38,999 (MRP Rs. 68,300)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G (Rs. 36,990)
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G is down to its all-time low price of Rs. 36,990 (MRP Rs. 74,999) during Amazon’s Great Indian Festival 2021 sale this week. That’s a pretty decent discount on the Galaxy S20 FE 5G after its last price cut. The bundled exchange offer can further sweeten the deal by up to Rs. 12,350. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC, and a triple rear camera setup.
Buy now at: Rs. 36,990 (MRP Rs. 74,999)
Apple iPhone XR (Rs. 32,999)
Apple’s iPhone XR is down to Rs. 32,999 (MRP Rs. 47,900) on Amazon during the Great Indian Festival 2021 sale this month. In case you’re looking to switch to iOS at a price point around Rs. 30,000, the iPhone XR is still a great device for you. Amazon’s Great Indian Festival sale in October comes with a bundled exchange offer worth up to Rs. 12,350 on the iPhone XR.
Buy now at: Rs. 32,999 (MRP Rs. 47,900)
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 (Rs. 44,990)
Amazon is offering the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 at Rs. 44,990 (MRP Rs. 86,000) during its Great Indian Festival sale this month. Galaxy Note 20 also comes with an exchange offer capped at Rs. 12,350 along with a no-cost EMI plan and HDFC Bank instant cashback offer. The smartphone is powered by Samsung’s Exynos 990 chipset, supported by 8GB of RAM. The phone comes with a 64-megapixel quad rear camera setup and a 10-megapixel front-facing camera.
Buy now at: Rs. 44,990 (MRP Rs. 86,000)
iQoo Z3 5G (Rs. 17,990)
Vivo sub-brand iQoo’s Z3 5G is currently selling at a discounted price of Rs. 17,990 for the 6GB RAM, 128GB storage variant. The phone is available with a series of interesting bundled offers including up to 9 months of no-cost EMI plans, free screen replacement coverage for six months, and a bundled exchange offer. iQoo Z3 5G is powered by Snapdragon 768G SoC, and comes with 55W FlashCharge support.
Buy now at: Rs. 17,990 (MRP Rs. 22,990)
Redmi Note 10 Pro (Rs. 16,499)
Xiaomi’s smartphones don’t really receive big discounts during promotional sales, but that’s probably because they’re already on the affordable side. The Redmi Note 10 Pro is now selling at a discounted price of Rs. 16,499 (MRP Rs. 19,999) on Amazon during the Great Indian Festival 2021 sale. The bundled exchange offer can knock off another Rs. 12,350 (maximum) if you’re looking to upgrade from an older smartphone. Redmi Note 10 Pro is powered by Snapdragon 732G, supported by 6GB of RAM.
Buy now at: Rs. 16,499 (MRP Rs. 19,999)
Flipkart Big Billion Days 2021 sale – Best offers on mobile phones
Apple iPhone 12, 12 mini (From Rs. 38,999)
Apple’s iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini are selling at discounted prices during Flipkart’s Big Billion Days 2021 sale this week. The iPhone 12 (64GB) is down to Rs. 49,999 while the iPhone 12 mini (64GB) can be yours for as little as Rs. 38,999. These are the lowest prices we’ve seen on the iPhone 12 series models since they launched in India. The prices are so good that these deals are going to run out pretty soon. Flipkart Big Billion Days 2021 also includes bundled exchange offers worth up to Rs. 15,800 on both the iPhone 12 models.
Buy now at: iPhone 12 mini at Rs. 38,999 and iPhone 12 at Rs. 49,999
Apple iPhone SE (Rs. 26,999)
Flipkart’s deal on the iPhone SE went live just ahead of the Big Billion Days 2021 sale. You can still buy the iPhone SE at a discounted price of Rs. 26,999 (MRP Rs. 39,900) on Flipkart. If you’re looking to upgrade, you can get another instant discount worth up to Rs. 15,800 on the iPhone SE. If you’re looking for an affordable iPhone model with a smaller display, the iPhone SE might be just right for you.
Buy now at: Rs. 26,999 (MRP Rs. 39,900)
Google Pixel 4a
A Big Billion Days sale is incomplete without an offer on a Pixel smartphone. This year, Flipkart’s big festive season sale is offering the Google Pixel 4a at Rs. 25,999 (MRP Rs. 31,999). That’s around Rs. 1,000 less than its most recently updated price. You can further sweeten the deal by paying with an Axis Bank or an ICICI Bank credit or debit card for a 10 percent instant discount. The bundled exchange offer can also knock off another Rs. 15,800 (maximum) from the listed value. What’s more? You can grab Google Nest Mini at just Re. 1 additional and Google Pixel Buds A-series at Rs. 4,999 when you add them to the cart alongside the Pixel 4a.
Buy now at: Rs. 25,999 (MRP Rs. 31,999)
Poco X3 Pro (Rs. 16,999)
Poco X3 Pro (6GB, 128GB) is down to Rs. 16,999 (MRP Rs. 23,999) during the Flipkart Big Billion Days 2021 sale this week. The Android-based smartphone is also eligible for an exchange offer, capped at Rs. 15,800. Poco X3 Pro comes with a 48-megapixel quad rear camera setup and a 20-megapixel front camera. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 860 chipset, and features a large 5,160mAh battery.
Buy now at: Rs. 16,999 (MRP Rs. 23,999)
Motorola Edge 20 Fusion (Rs. 19,999)
The recently launched Motorola Edge 20 Fusion is available at a discounted price of Rs. 19,999 (MRP Rs. 24,999) during Flipkart’s Big Billion Days 2021 sale this week. Motorola Edge 20 Fusion is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset, supported by 6GB of RAM. The phone comes with a large 6.67-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display and a 108-megapixel primary camera sensor. You can avail of an additional 10 percent instant discount when you pay using Axis Bank or ICICI Bank cards.
Buy now at: Rs. 19,999
“At Xbox, we believe that with better tools, creators can make even more extraordinary games,” Haiyan Zhang, GM, Xbox Gaming AI, said in a blog post. “This partnership will bring together: Inworld’s expertise in working with generative AI models for character development, Microsoft’s cutting-edge cloud-based AI solutions including Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft Research’s technical insights into the future of play, and Team Xbox’s strengths in revolutionizing accessible and responsible creator tools for all developers.”
The aforementioned AI design copilot is a toolset that will help game designers turn prompts into scripts and dialogue trees. In contrast, the character runtime will enable dynamically generated plot beats and quests. We’ve already seen heavy AI integration in games by way of procedural generation — a more recent example being the 1000+ planets in Starfield. Not to mention, enemy AI has been around for way longer.
Inworld made headlines in August when it launched a modded story mode for Grand Theft Auto V, Sentient Streets, in which players had to investigate the rise of a bizarre AI-worshipping cult — a segment loaded with characters that spoke in AI-generated dialogue, on the fly. The mod was later taken down by publisher Take-Two, leaving a permanent strike on the creator Bloc’s YouTube channel. As per The Verge, Inworld’s AI technology can also be used for narration in top-down RPGs to warn players about any events awaiting off-screen and respond to questions like we’ve seen in the past year with AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Bing Chat. Microsoft has also been heavily banking on artificial intelligence, having made a $10 billion (about Rs. 83,254 crore) investment in OpenAI. The company has also integrated AI tools into its popular suite of services and also added an AI copilot to Windows.
Despite being a Microsoft-affiliated AI toolset, it would be interesting to see whether titles using them will be allowed to thrive on other platforms. In July, Valve claimed that it would be cracking down on games that included AI-generated assets if the developer didn’t own the copyright to the piece of art. For the uninitiated, when you insert a prompt to create something in AI, the software simply repurposes existing assets found online and mushes them together — basically stealing from other artists and writers without appropriate commercial licenses. Infringing them would lead to the game not being distributed on Steam, forcing the developers to seek proper licenses for the asset by reaching out to the AI companies involved. It’s unclear how Microsoft’s partnership will play out — as long as AI content is being used as a catalyst to innovate and create something new, it should be fine.
In a post on X shared by BSNL’s Andhra Pradesh (@bsnl_ap_circle) unit, the company confirmed that BSNL users can upgrade their older 2G or 3G SIMs to a 4G SIM for free. Not only will the upgrade be free, but a promotional image shared with the post suggests that users who opt for the upgrade will also receive 4GB of free data that will be valid for three months. It is speculated that BSNL is aiming to boost its upcoming 4G services with this offer. The announcement was first spotted by Telecom Talk.
To access the free data offer and the free upgrade, BSNL users are requested to get in touch with executives at BSNL’s Customer Service Centre, franchisee or retailer stores, or contact one of their Direct Selling Agents (DSA). The promo image also adds in a finer print that the offer is available with certain terms and conditions, but hasn’t detailed any, so far.
Reliance’s Jio recently launched the 4G-supported Bharat B1 feature phone in India. The handset is priced at Rs. 1,299 in India. Alongside 4G connectivity, the phone comes with JioCinema and JioSaavn applications pre-installed.
The Jio Bharat B1 is equipped with the JioPay application, which is said to allow users to make UPI payments. Aiming to increase accessibility, the phone supports 23 languages overall, including multiple regional languages.
Realme, via Weibo, announced the arrival of the Realme GT 5 Pro in China. The display of the handset is confirmed to offer 3000 nits peak brightness. It has also been teased to offer heat dissipation with a surface area of around 10,000mm2. It is confirmed to ship with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. The post doesn’t specify the exact launch date of the smartphone, however, given the release of the teasers, the launch could be just around the corner.
The Realme GT 5 Pro has been in the news a lot lately. It is expected to feature a 6.78-inch (1,264×2,780 pixels) AMOLED display and is tipped to come in 8GB, 12GB, and 16GB RAM options along with 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB inbuilt storage options.
For optics, the Realme GT 5 Pro is said to have a triple rear camera unit comprising two 50-megapixel sensors and an 8-megapixel shooter at the rear. The camera setup might include a Sony LYTIA LYT808 sensor, an OmniVision OV08D10 secondary sensor, and a Sony IMX890 telephoto sensor. For selfies, there could be a 32-megapixel sensor at the front. It is said to carry a 5,400mAh battery with support for 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
The Realme GT 5 Pro is expected to come with upgrades over Realme GT 5. The latter was launched in China in August with a price tag of CNY 2,999 for the base model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
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