These popular smartphones prices have been reduced during the coronavirus lockdown in India

In order to maintain social distancing and to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Government of India has extended coronavirus lockdown in India. It has been almost two months since the country has entered the lockdown as the infected cases are on the rise and the government has again extended the lowdown to May 31. And now to recover due to the COVID-19 lockdown many smartphone brands are offering devices at their lowest price in the country. 

A slew of mobile handsets have received a price cut such as the OnePlus 7T Pro, Samsung Galaxy A50s among others have become cheaper now. So today we bring to you a list of smartphones that can be purchased at a reduced price.

OnePlus 7T Pro

OnePlus 7T Pro comes with a 90Hz high refresh rate display, a 16 MP pop-up front camera with a bezel-less curved display, a 48 MP triple camera setup and a Warp Charge 30T support. It features a QHD+ Fluid Display perfect for streaming Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon Prime Video and gaming. 

The company has announced the OnePlus 7T Pro Haze Blue is now available at Rs 47,999 for the 8GB of RAM with 256GB storage model. The smartphone has received a price cut of Rs 6,000. The device is now available with an up to 12 months of no-cost EMI on 7T.

Samsung Galaxy A50s

Samsung Galaxy A50s was launched last year in the month of September in India. The smartphone was introduced in the country at a starting price of Rs 22,999 for the 4GB RAM version, whereas the 6GB RAM variant at Rs 24,999. After the price revision, it can now be purchased at Rs 18,599 for the 4GB RAM variant and Rs 20,561 for the 6GB RAM option. Both the models are available in three colour options Prism Crush Violet, Prism Crush Black and Prism Crush White colours. 

Galaxy A50s is powered by octa-core Exynos 9611 SoC. It features a 6.4-inch full-HD+  Infinity-U Super AMOLED display and packs a 4,000mAh battery. Moreover, there is a  triple rear camera set up with a 48-megapixel primary shooter and a 32-megapixel front camera.

Vivo S1

Vivo S1 price has been slashed from Rs 17,990 to Rs 16,990 for the base 4GB RAM  with 128GB storage variant. The price cut is not applicable to the other variants of the smartphone. That means the 6GB RAM with 64GB storage is still at Rs 18,990, whereas the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage option is available at Rs 19,990.

In a nutshell, the device runs on Funtouch OS 9 based on Android 9 Pie and is powered by  MediaTek Helio P65 (MT6768) SoC. In addition to this Vivo S1 features a 6.38-inch full-HD+  Super AMOLED display with a water drop-style notch, a triple rear camera set up with a  16-megapixel primary sensor and a 32-megapixel front-facing camera.

iQOO 3

Vivo’s sub-brand iQOO launched its gaming-centric phone iQOO 3 in late February this year. After receiving a price cut the smartphone can now be purchased at Rs 4,000 less. The 8GB of RAM with 128GB storage model now retails at Rs 34,990, the 8GB RAM with 256GB storage is now available at Rs  37,990 whereas the 5G variant that is the 2GB RAM with 256GB of storage can now be purchased at Rs 44,990.

The 5G enabled smartphone comes with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset with the quad rear camera setup, a Super AMOLED display with a hole punch. Over that there is a 4440 mAh battery with 55W fast charging support that claims to charge the phone up to 50 per cent in just 15 minutes. 

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