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Why Budget Smartphones Are Suddenly Getting So Expensive
- Friday April 10, 2026
- India News | Edited by Prateek Shukla
As prices rise, people are getting their old smartphones repaired instead of buying new ones.
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www.ndtv.com
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Flagship Memory Configurations on Android Phones Now Cost More Than Snapdragon Chips, Tipster Claims
- Friday March 20, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
The cost of acquiring 16GB LPDDR5x RAM and 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage has surpassed that of Qualcomm’s flagship 3nm octa core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, a combination found on most flagship smartphones today, according to a tipster. The leaker claims that this particular configuration is expected to increase in cost by more than CNY 2,300 (Rs....
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www.gadgets360.com
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Vivo, iQOO Smartphones to Get More Expensive in China as Component Prices Continue to Rise: Report
- Tuesday March 17, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Vivo has announced that it will increase the prices of its various smartphone models in China, along with its sub-brand iQOO, according to a public letter seen by a Weibo user. In the purported letter, the Chinese smartphone maker said that the decision was taken to offset the rising prices of semiconductors and memory components. The increased ret...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 Pro Chipset to Have ‘Extremely’ High Price Tag, Tipster Claims
- Tuesday February 10, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Qualcomm’s next-generation flagship phone chipset will be “extremely expensive”, according to a tipster. Expected to be named Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 Pro, the SoC will reportedly be built on a 2nm TSMC process, the same as the standard model, which could be marketed as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 6. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 Pro SoC is expected to power the...
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www.gadgets360.com
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iQOO Z10R Review: Slim and Stylish, but Not for Everyone
- Friday December 12, 2025
- Written by Sheldon Pinto, Edited by Ketan Pratap
iQOO’s Z10R sets out to find its sweet spot between the high-end budget smartphones and low-end midrange devices, but ends up being in neither camp because it under-delivers in certain areas. Primary among these is its single rear camera and poor selfie camera. Secondly, there’s its price, which is a bit too expensive given what it brings to th...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Smartphones Could Get Even More Expensive Next Year Amid Rising Component Costs, Xiaomi President Warns
- Wednesday November 19, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Xiaomi official has now warned that its product retail prices could rise even further next year, although the price hike may not be enough to absorb the soaring manufacturing costs. This is amid the shortage of key smartphone components such as memory chips, which as led to price hikes of up to 60 percent. Consequently, several flagship smartphones...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Trump's Tariff On India To Do Little To Upset IPhone Manufacturing Plans
- Thursday July 31, 2025
- World News | Reuters
President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on Indian goods will do little to slow the role of the Asian country as a key hub for manufacturing iPhones, even when it means more expensive smartphones for US consumers, analysts and industry executives said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Spending Over Rs 5,000? Take Permission From Boss: Uttarakhand's Bizarre Order
- Friday July 18, 2025
- India News | Reported by Kishor Kumar Rawat
Buying clothes for your spouse, a smartphone for yourself or even an expensive mixer grinder? If you are an Uttarakhand government employee, you will now have to not just inform your boss, but even take clearance from him.
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www.ndtv.com
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Xiaomi Reports Rs. 1.31 Lakh Crore Revenue in Q1 2025, Beats Rs. 1.2 Lakh Crore Mark Again
- Wednesday May 28, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Xiaomi released its financial results for the first quarter of the current year on Wednesday, reporting an unaudited consolidated revenue of Rs. 1.31 lakh crore for the January–March period. This marks the second consecutive quarter in which the company has surpassed the Rs. 1.2 lakh crore milestone. Compared to the same quarter in the previous y...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Beats Solo 4 Review: Good Audio Quality, But Expensive
- Sunday October 13, 2024
- Written by David Delima, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Beats Solo 4 are the company’s latest on-ear headphones in India. They offer support for spatial audio with dynamic head tracking and lossless audio playback, but lack active noise cancellation (ANC) support. Read our Beats Solo 4 review to find out more about these wireless headphones and how they fare against the competition.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Why Budget Smartphones Are Suddenly Getting So Expensive
- Friday April 10, 2026
- India News | Edited by Prateek Shukla
As prices rise, people are getting their old smartphones repaired instead of buying new ones.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Flagship Memory Configurations on Android Phones Now Cost More Than Snapdragon Chips, Tipster Claims
- Friday March 20, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
The cost of acquiring 16GB LPDDR5x RAM and 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage has surpassed that of Qualcomm’s flagship 3nm octa core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, a combination found on most flagship smartphones today, according to a tipster. The leaker claims that this particular configuration is expected to increase in cost by more than CNY 2,300 (Rs....
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www.gadgets360.com
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Vivo, iQOO Smartphones to Get More Expensive in China as Component Prices Continue to Rise: Report
- Tuesday March 17, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Vivo has announced that it will increase the prices of its various smartphone models in China, along with its sub-brand iQOO, according to a public letter seen by a Weibo user. In the purported letter, the Chinese smartphone maker said that the decision was taken to offset the rising prices of semiconductors and memory components. The increased ret...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 Pro Chipset to Have ‘Extremely’ High Price Tag, Tipster Claims
- Tuesday February 10, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Qualcomm’s next-generation flagship phone chipset will be “extremely expensive”, according to a tipster. Expected to be named Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 Pro, the SoC will reportedly be built on a 2nm TSMC process, the same as the standard model, which could be marketed as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 6. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 Pro SoC is expected to power the...
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www.gadgets360.com
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iQOO Z10R Review: Slim and Stylish, but Not for Everyone
- Friday December 12, 2025
- Written by Sheldon Pinto, Edited by Ketan Pratap
iQOO’s Z10R sets out to find its sweet spot between the high-end budget smartphones and low-end midrange devices, but ends up being in neither camp because it under-delivers in certain areas. Primary among these is its single rear camera and poor selfie camera. Secondly, there’s its price, which is a bit too expensive given what it brings to th...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Smartphones Could Get Even More Expensive Next Year Amid Rising Component Costs, Xiaomi President Warns
- Wednesday November 19, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Xiaomi official has now warned that its product retail prices could rise even further next year, although the price hike may not be enough to absorb the soaring manufacturing costs. This is amid the shortage of key smartphone components such as memory chips, which as led to price hikes of up to 60 percent. Consequently, several flagship smartphones...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Trump's Tariff On India To Do Little To Upset IPhone Manufacturing Plans
- Thursday July 31, 2025
- World News | Reuters
President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on Indian goods will do little to slow the role of the Asian country as a key hub for manufacturing iPhones, even when it means more expensive smartphones for US consumers, analysts and industry executives said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Spending Over Rs 5,000? Take Permission From Boss: Uttarakhand's Bizarre Order
- Friday July 18, 2025
- India News | Reported by Kishor Kumar Rawat
Buying clothes for your spouse, a smartphone for yourself or even an expensive mixer grinder? If you are an Uttarakhand government employee, you will now have to not just inform your boss, but even take clearance from him.
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www.ndtv.com
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Xiaomi Reports Rs. 1.31 Lakh Crore Revenue in Q1 2025, Beats Rs. 1.2 Lakh Crore Mark Again
- Wednesday May 28, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Xiaomi released its financial results for the first quarter of the current year on Wednesday, reporting an unaudited consolidated revenue of Rs. 1.31 lakh crore for the January–March period. This marks the second consecutive quarter in which the company has surpassed the Rs. 1.2 lakh crore milestone. Compared to the same quarter in the previous y...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Beats Solo 4 Review: Good Audio Quality, But Expensive
- Sunday October 13, 2024
- Written by David Delima, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Beats Solo 4 are the company’s latest on-ear headphones in India. They offer support for spatial audio with dynamic head tracking and lossless audio playback, but lack active noise cancellation (ANC) support. Read our Beats Solo 4 review to find out more about these wireless headphones and how they fare against the competition.
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www.gadgets360.com