Xiaomi may have replaced the smartphone with the Redmi 5 Plus. The phone was launched alongside budget Redmi 5 smartphone earlier his month. According to Redmi 5 Plus review posted by Super Moderator on MIUI Forum, Xiaomi has dropped the next iteration from the ‘Note’ branding and has launched the Redmi Note 5 as the Redmi 5 Plus.

Vivo V7 Energetic Blue Variant Launched

Vivo launched the Vivo V7 in India recently and now a new colour variant of the Vivo V7 in India. The third colour variant “Energetic Blue” of Vivo V7 will go sale in India starting today. The other two colour variants including Champagne Gold and Matte Black are also available for sale. All the three colour variants of the phone are available for sale via both offline and online stores.

Nokia 4G Phone

Nokia branded phones with the model numbers TA-1047 and TA-1060 recently received certification from the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) in the U.S. & apparently, these variants are said to belong to a Nokia 4G feature phone. According to the description given by the FCC, it is not a smartphone, it is a mobile phone.

Google Tez On Mi.com

Xiaomi has now started accepting payments via Google Tez on Mi.com as well as Mi Store app. This will allow users to the make digital or cashless payments directly while shopping on Mi.com and Mi Store mobile app.

Gionee A1 Plus, Gionee A1 Lite

The A1 series handsets from Gionee in the Indian market are now getting a permanent price cut. The Gionee A1 Plus device, which was released in India at a price of Rs. 26,999 is now getting a price cut of Rs. 3,000, thereby bringing the price of the smartphone down to Rs. 23,999. Similarly, the smartphone Gionee A1 Lite, which was marked at a price of Rs. 14,999 is now available at Rs. around 13,000.

10.or D Launched

Amazon has come up with the 10.or D smartphone in the Indian market, which starts at an intriguing price of Rs 4,999. The smartphone will go on sale from January 5 onwards on Amazon India. Interestingly, the Prime customers of Amazon receive an extra warranty of one year. Apart from 10.or D, Amazon has launched two more products – 10.or E and 10.or G, which are on sale at Amazon India store.

Xiaomi Mi Max 3

Xiaomi launched the bezel-less Mi Mix 2 recently and it is one of the most beautiful phones out there. The company is now reported to bring the bezel-less trend to its phablet, the Mi Max 3 too. The company is reported to launch the phablet next year with larger display with thinner bezels.

Nokia 9 All Specifications

The Nokia 9 revealed all of its specifications at the FCC (Federal Communication Commission). Looking at the specs and judging from that, it appears that Nokia is falling in the same line as LG did with G6. According to a post by @ZyadAtef12 on Twitter that gave away the specification list of Nokia 9, it will come with a 5.5-inch OLED screen supplied by LG Display. The display is not only larger than the Nokia 8‘s 5.3-inch IPS LCD screen but is also going to have a better colour reproduction since it is OLED.

Xiaomi Mi 6X

The image that has been leaked online showing the back of a smartphone considered to be belonging to Xiaomi Mi 6X. Although, this device was nowhere in the news and the buzz was all around the release of Xiaomi’s flagship device Xiaomi Mi 7 by next year. Still, the leaked images have turned everyone’s eye towards the Xiaomi Mi 6X.