The Valentine’s Day is only a week away and this is probably the best time to look around for the perfect gift that you would like to give to your partner. Last month, there was a multitude of smartphone launches from major companies in almost all the price brackets. Meanwhile, the smartphones that got older also witnessed a reduction in prices to offer more affordability to the buyers. While these smartphones are now available for lesser prices, there is no compromise on the specifications and features that come on the smartphones. We have picked top 5 smartphones that recently saw price cuts, which will also double up as one of the best gifts for the Valentine’s Day.
- Honor 8 Pro – The Honor 8 Pro was launched in June last year at a price of Rs 29,999. Its price was slashed by Rs 4,000 and the new price of the Honor 8 Pro is Rs 25,999. The smartphone offers flagship specifications such as a HiSilicon Kirin 960 SoC coupled with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage, dual rear cameras with two 12-megapixel sensors and an LED flash, 8-megapixel selfie camera, 5.7-inch Quad-HD (1440×2560 pixels) LTPS LCD display, and a 4000mAh battery.
- Nokia 5 – The mid-range Nokia 5 was launched with 2GB RAM initially at a price of Rs 12,499. Later, a 3GB RAM variant of Nokia 5 was launched by HMD Global at a price of Rs 13,499, however, within a couple of months the price of Nokia 5 3GB RAM variant was slashed to Rs 12,499, same as the price of the 2GB RAM model. The Nokia 5 comes with specifications such as a 5.2-inch HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC paired with 2GB or 3GB of RAM, along with 16GB of internal storage that can be further expanded via microSD card up to 128GB. There are 13-megapixel rear and 8-megapixel cameras on the smartphone.
- Nokia 8 – HMD Global’s premium smartphone yet – Nokia 8 was launched last year in August for the US, UK markets and in September for the Indian market. The Nokia 8 was priced at Rs 36,999 at the time of launch, however, it last month received a price cut of Rs 8000, bringing the cost down to Rs 28,999 in India. The smartphone is available to buy via Amazon India and comes with top-end specifications such as Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded up to 256GB. It has two cameras each with a 13-megapixel sensor on the rear side while an 8-megapixel camera sits on the front side. Both the cameras can be used to create a ‘Bothie’ where the selfie and photo taken from rear camera get combined.
Nokia 8 and Oppo A71 have recently seen price cuts that make these smartphones worth gifting on Valentine’s Day - Oppo A71 – The Oppo A71 was launched in September last year and its price was slashed last month. The new price of Oppo A71 is Rs 9,990, as opposed to the price tag of Rs 12,990 at the time of launch. The Oppo A71 comes with a 5.2-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) display, 1.5GHz MediaTek MT6750 SoC paired with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage that can be further expanded via microSD card up to 256GB. The smartphone now pits under the budget category making it one of the best smartphones to gift to your partner.
- Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime – The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime was launched at a price of Rs 18,790, however, since then it has received a number of price cuts. After the latest price cut, the price of the Galaxy J7 Prime is set at Rs 13,900 but you can avail a further cashback of Rs 1,500 if you opt for the Airtel cashback offer where recharging your Airtel number, installed in a Galaxy J7 Prime smartphone, with Rs 199 per month for 12 months will get you Rs 300 at the end of 12 month period. Additionally, continuing the same recharge procedure for next 12 months will get you the remaining Rs 1,200 after the end of the period. The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime comes with a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) display, a 1.6GHz octa-core processor paired with 3GB RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable up to 256GB via microSD card. There is a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera on the smartphone.
