INDIA - As promised, POCO has launched their latest POCO X4 5G smartphone in India, opening their first sale in the country on Flipkart. The phone retails in Laser Black, Laser Blue and POCO Yellow colors, coming in an all-glass body at a price starting from ₹18,999 ($249) for the 6GB/64GB variant, ₹19999 ($263) for the 6GB/128GB adaption and ₹21999 ($289) for the higher 8GB/128GB model. The new POCO X4 will bring 5G connectivity on board with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 695 chipset, a 6.67-inch120Hz FHD+ AMOLED display with 360Hz touch sampling rate and 200 nits of brightness, side fingerprint scanner, triple camera module with 64MP sensor in charge, 16MP front facer and a 5000mAh powered battery supporting 67W Sonic charging.

CHINA - Vivo's sub-brand iQOO announces latest iQOO U5x smartphone in the mainland as their latest entrant to middle-ranged smartphones. You can make a deposit payment of  ¥50 ($8) for the smartphone right now from Vivo's online webstore in China, where the price for iQOO U5X starts at 899 CNY or 141 USD for the base 4GB/128GB model and goes upto ¥1099 or $173 for the 8GB/128GB adaption, coming in Polar Blue and Star Black colors. The new iQOO U5X packs a Snapdragon 680 processor, 6.5-inch HD+ LCD display, 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras, an 8MP secondary lens, a 5000mAh battery with 10W charging and Android 11 based Origin OS on board. Sale goes live on April 1 at 10:00 AM local time.

INDIA - The Shenzhen-based mobile phone manufacturer has announced their latest entrant to the subcontinent, launching the all new itel Vision 3 in India. The smartphone offers entry-level hardware at just ₹7999 ($105) and is available for purchase from their ecommerce partners Flipkart and Amazon in the country. The phone comes in Deep Ocean Black, Jewel Blue and Multi Green shades and packs 3 gigs of RAM and 64 GB of on board storage space. Other features include a UNISOC SC9863A SoC, 66.-inch HD+ IPS Waterdrop Display, 8MP dual rear cameras, 5MP front facing snapper and a 5000mAh powered battery with 18W fast charging support. From the software department, the itel Vision 3 is powered by Android 11 OS.

INDIA - Joining the newly launched Galaxy A13 smartphone in India will be the new Samsung Galaxy A23, coming in at ₹19499 ($256) for the 6GB/128GB model. The smartphone ships in Light Blue, Black and Orange colors and if you're looking for the 8GB/128GB adaption, the variant is currently listed out of stock, but you can click on the get stock alert button to get notified once the device arrives in stock. EMI plans start at ₹2157.78/monthly ($28) on no-cost EMI and ₹917.88/monthly ($12) for standard EMI plans with interest charges. Attractive features of the smartphone includes a 6.6-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, 50MP quad cameras on the rear with OIS, side fingerprint scanner and a 5000mAh battery with 25W fast charging support.

INDIA - Samsung has quietly launched their newest Galaxy A13 smartphone to the subcontinent. The phone is now available for sale from Samsung's official online webstore starting at ₹14999 ($197) for the base 4GB/64GB variant and ₹17499 ($230) for the 6GB/128GB adaption, coming in Light Blue, Black, White and Orange colors. If you are looking for monthly plans, grab the phone's 4GB/64GB model at ₹1659.80/monthly ($22) on no-cost EMI and for ₹706.05/monthly ($9) on standard EMI, while the 6GB/128GB option will cost you ₹1936.46/monthly ($25) for no-cost EMI and ₹823.73/monthly ($11) on standard EMI plans. The smartphone's highlights include an Exynos 850 SoC, 6.6-inch FHD+ display, 50MP quad cameras on the rear and a 5000mAh battery with 25W fast charging support.

INDONESIA - Realme has announced their latest entry-level Realme C31 smartphone in Indonesia with initial sale going live starting today. The base variant of the smartphone with 3GB RAM and 32GB UFS 2.2 storage will cost 1599000 Indonesian Rupiah ($111) and the 4GB/64GB adaption will come in at 1749000 Rupiah ($122). The phone packs UNISOC's T612 SoC on board with a 6.5-inch LCD HD+ display, fingerprint reader on the side, triple camera array on the back led by a 13MP sensor, a 5MP secondary lens to the front, a 5000mAh powered battery that charges at 10W and runs Android 11 based Realme UI R Edition. The smartphone is available in Light Silver and Dark Green colors.

INDIA - Xiaomi has launched Redmi Note 11 Pro in India and is up for grabs through the company's official online webstore and their partnered retail channels in the country. The price for the new Redmi Note 11 Pro starts at ₹17999 ($236) for the 6GB/128GB variant and goes upto ₹19999 ($262) for the 8GB/128GB model. Xiaomi has made the smartphone available in shades of Phantom White, Star blue and Stealth Black, featuring MediaTek's Helio G96 SoC, a 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED DotDisplay, side fingerprint reader, a quad camera arrangement on the back with a 108MP sensor in lead, 16MP punch hole camera on the front, 5000mAh powered battery with 67W turbo charging support and running Android 11 based MIUI 13.

SAUDI ARABIA - Honor has started the global roll-out of the Honor X8 smartphone, bringing the devices to Western Asia first. The smartphone with 6GB RAM and 128GB of storage is available for a price of 929 Saudi Riyals ($248) in the Kingdom and for 899 AED ($245) in the United Arab Emirates, coming shades of in Titanium Silver, Ocean Blue and Midnight Black. Honor X8 is sold in the countries through Honor's official retail channels and via company's own webstore. The mid-ranger features a Snapdragon 680 SoC, 6.7-inch IPS LCD 90Hz panel with 2388 x 1080 resolution display, a quad camera on the back with 64MP sensor in charge, 16MP front facer and a 4000mh powered battery with Honor 22.5W SuperCharge support.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Carl Pie, the Co-Founder and CEO of Nothing revealed and confirmed their plans to launch the all new Nothing Phone (1) this summer. The highly anticipated smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile platform and will feature their newest Nothing OS based on Android. Pie has  also announced that the first preview of the Nothing OS Launcher will be available to download on select smartphones starting April. According to Pie, Nothing is also going to be a compelling alternative to Apple and they aim to capture best features of Android with seamless connectivity and iconic design. He promised three years of Android OS upgrade and four years of security updates for Nothing Phone (1).

UNITED STATES - Starting Thursday, March 24 you will be able to buy the all new Motorola Edge+ smartphone in the United States from the manufacturer's official webstore and partnered channels online that includes Amazon and Best Buy. The device will go one sale for a price of $999 and the unlocked variant should work on all major US carriers. As a part of launch promotion, Motorola is offering flat $100 off on the phone's original retail price, so you can grab the new Edge+ for just $899 for a limited time. Motorola will also offer the phone on plans with Verizon on the same date, where the Verizon version comes in at $849 full or $23.62/monthly over 36 months contract.

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INDONESIA - Realme has expanded their narzo 50 lineup of middle-ranged smartphones, adding the latest Realme narzo 50A Prime in the Southeast Asia. The new phone will be sold alongside the existing Realme narzo 50, narzo 50A and narzo 50i in shades of Flash Black and Flash Blue colors from their official online retail channel. The phone carries a price tag of 1799000 Indonesian Rupiah equivalent to 125 USD for the 4GB/64GB model and 1999000 Indonesian Rupiah ($139) for the 4GB/128GB trim. The device will feature UNISOC T612 SoC, a 6.6-inch FullHD+ LCD display, 50MP primary lens on the back and an 8MP secondary sensor. There is a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and a 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging.

CHINA - Realme finally announced their flagship Realme GT Neo 3 smartphone in the mainland after teasing the launch on social media. The phone arrives in two models, one with standard 5000mAh battery and 80W SuperVOOC Flash charging, while another variant features Realme's 150W UltraDart charging, boosting the 4500mAh powered battery from 0% to 50% in just 5 minutes. The phone will bring Dimensity 8100 SoC, 12GB/8GB/6GB RAM options with 256GB/128GB storage, 6.7-inch AMOLED 120Hz FHD+ display with HDR10+, Sony's IMX766 50MP primary sensor with OIS, 16MP front facer and runs Android 12 based Realme UI 3.0. The smartphone comes in Le Mans, Cyclonus Black and Silverstone colors and is available for pre-sale from Realme's official webstore starting today.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - After bringing the latest Huawei nova 9 SE to Spain, the Chinese have introduced their smartphone to Western Asia. The new phone is up for reservations in the UAE for a price of 1199 AED ($326). You can pre-book the nova 9 SE by making a deposit payment of just 10 AED ($3) and the balance payment of 1089 AED ($296) can be made between the dates March 25 and March 31. Also making the 10 Dirhams deposit now will get you 100 Dirhams ($27) off on the handset's final price and free gifts worth 295 AED ($80) that includes, Huawei Band 6 and Petal one (1 month free 200GB Cloud subscription and 3 months free Huawei Video VIP subscription).

SPAIN - Huawei is offering the their newest nova 9 SE smartphone in Spain for €349 ($384). The device is up for grabs from the manufacturer's official online webstore in the country where you can now reserve or pre-book the smartphone's 8GB/128GB adaption by just making a deposit payment of €10 ($11). Reserving between March 18 to March 27 will bag you flat €50 ($55) discount on the phone's original retail price. You can make the balance payment of €289 ($318) between March 28 and April 1. Huawei nova 9 SE is the company's first smartphone to feature a108MP camera sensor and other key specs include a 6.78-inch Huawei FullView LCD 90Hz display and a 4000mAh battery with 66W Huawei SuperCharge.

BEIJING, CHINA - Xiaomi silently announced their latest smartphone for entry-level Redmi 10 series in mainland China, naming it the new Redmi 10C. The manufacturer aims to offer mid-range specs at affordable cost for their customers with this latest entrant. The device packs 6nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB/128GB UFS storage options, a 6.71-inch HD+ LCD DotDrop display, 50MP primary lens on the back dual camera module supported by a 5MP selfie camera to the front. The handset will come out of the box with a 5000mAh powered battery that is capable of 18W fast charging and runs Android's version 11. You can buy the smartphone in Graphite Gray, Ocean Blue and Mint Green colors through official Xiaomi sales channels.

INDIA - Samsung has introduced the all new Galaxy A53 5G to India later this afternoon. The phone has gone up for pre-booking on Samsung's official online webstore for a price starting at ₹34499 ($452) for the 6GB RAM variant, while the 8GB trim will cost you ₹35999 or 472 United States Dollars. If you are looking for plans, the South Koreans are also offering the phone's 6BG adaption for ₹1527.11 monthly over 24 months contract and the 8GB RAM option starts at ₹1599.84 on monthly basis. Zero down payment options are also available with Samsung Finance+, starting at ₹4499.88/monthly for 8 months. The device is available Light Blue, Awesome Black, White and Orange colors.

INDIA - An entry-level Oppo A16e has gone official in India alongside it's mid-ranged siblings Oppo A96 and Oppo A76. The pricing details of the new smartphone is unknown as of now, but we believe the Chinese are going to make it reasonably priced for the budget-friendly market. The phone comes in two variants, one with 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM and another with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. Oppo A16e will embrace MediaTek's Helio P22 chipset at helm with a 6.52-inch HD+ 60Hz LCD display in protection of Corning Gorilla Glass 3. You will also find a 13MP main sensor on the back with 5MP secondary camera to the front, running Android 11 based ColorOS 11.1 and a 4230mAh powered battery.

INDIA - Alongside the new Oppo A76, Oppo has announced their brand new Oppo A96, successor to their previous Oppo A94 model in the subcontinent. The phone is priced at ₹19999 ($262), coming in Starry Black and Sunset Blue colors. The phone packs slight upgrades over the Oppo A76, going with 8GB of RAM and 128 GB ROM and a 50MP primary lens in the dual camera array on the back and 16MP front facer. The phone will too run on Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SoC, with a moderately larger 6.59-inch screen with FHD+ 90Hz display. The battery remains the same as Oppo A76, going with a 5000mAh powered unit with 33W SuperVOOC fast charging and runs Android 11 based ColorOS 11.1.

INDIA - Oppo has launched their all new mid-range Oppo A76 in India, coming in as a successor to their Oppo A74 smartphone. The phone made it's debut and is currently retailing for a price of ₹17499 ($229) in the country, where you can grab the phone in Glowing Blue and Glowing Black colors with 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The phone highlights it's 5000mAh powered 33W SuperVOOC capable battery and a 90Hz 6.56-inches HD+ LCD display. Apart from that, the handset will feature a Snapdragon 680 chipset under the hood with dual cameras on the back centering a13MP main sensor and an 8MP secondary lens to the front.