Micromax Launches Bharat-1 4G Feature Phone With BSNL At Rs 2,200

Priced at Rs 2,200, the phone will be available at offline stores across the country from October 20th onwards

Airtel, Karbonn Take On JioPhone: Launches Karbonn A40 Indian At Rs 1,399

The 4G smartphone is bundled with a monthly pack of Rs 169 from Airtel, which offers data and calling benefits.

Feature Phone Prices Set To Rise By 50% As DoT Makes GPS Compulsory

Citing consumer safety, especially of women, DoT has rejected handset makers' demand for using alternative technology instead of GPS in low cost mobiles, while the industry warned that the decision will push up prices of such feature phones by over 50 per cent

Samsung Updates Its Tizen Portfolio With Z3

Samsung has been pushing its home brewed mobile operating platform Tizen for a couple of years now and have also been using it for their smartwear devices including the Gear S and the new Gear S2. While the platform is still not very popular, it took a decent jump when the company announced the Z1 feature phone earlier this year. According to the company, the handset has got a good response and have sold about one million units.

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