Launchpad: True to its name

Price: 39,990

With the festival season just kicking off in the country, Samsung has launched its new Alpha smartphone at Rs 39,990. The stylish phone is different from the trademark Galaxy design of the Korean tech giant and will try and woo those looking for a top end phone. Powered by an octa-core processor (1.8GHz +1.3GHz) with 2GB RAM the Android Kitkat phone will have a 4.7-inch HD super AMOLED screen. It has a 12 MP rear camera and 2.1MP front camera. The phone has a 1860 mAh battery and 32GB internal storage. The phone will also come with the fingerprint scanner.

Upgraded flagship

Product: Sony Xperia Z3

Price: 44,990

Sony India’s has upgraded its flagship with the latest Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact priced at Rs 51,990 and Rs 44,990 respectively. Powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with 2.5 GHz quad-core CPU with 3GB RAM the phones have 4G LTE modems. Both Android Kitkat phones offer a 20.7MP CMOS sensor camera  and 3100 mAh battery. The 5.2 inch Xperia Z3 comes with a 7.3 mm super slim rounded aluminium frame and weighs just 152 grams, while the 4.6 inch Z3 Compact packs has same features in a 8.6 mm compact frame that weighs only 129 grams.

Selfie Star

Product: Intex Aqua series

Price:  6,990

Intex Technologies has announced the launch of three smartphones — Aqua Star, Aqua Star HD and Aqua Star Power at a price of Rs 6,990, Rs 8,690 and Rs 7,490 respectively. All the smartphones in the Aqua Star series comes with a unique feature that allow users to take selfies with the rear camera by clicking the volume rocker keys of the phone. Users can also click selfies (with the rear camera) by pressing the volume rocker keys of the earphone or Bluetooth headset.