Amazon and Flipkart returned with fresh sales this week as the festive season gets underway. While Flipkart Big Diwali Sale kicked off Saturday, Amazon Big Billion Days: Celebration Special started earlier today. In other news, OnePlus 7T Pro and OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition made their debut at an event in London. Also, Xiaomi launched the Redmi 8 in India and began teasing the launch of its much anticipated Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone that will be unveiled next week in the country. Read on to know more about these and other major happenings from the world of technology this week.
Flipkart Big Diwali Sale now live
Flipkart[1] Big Diwali Sale officially kicked off[2] Saturday after a four-hour head start for the Flipkart Plus members. This is the second major sale from the e-retailer after it recently organised[3] the Big Billion Days sale[4] for its users. The sale will continue through October 16. Like the Flipkart Big Billion Days sale, the e-retailer has listed a number of offers for smartphones[5], televisions[6], and other consumer electronics items.
Some of the biggest offers available as a part of the Flipkart Big Diwali Sale[7] include discounts on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and audio products. Flipkart is offering the iPhone 7[8] 32GB version for as low as Rs. 26,999, down from its regular price of Rs. 29,900. Similarly, Redmi Note 7S[9] is down to Rs. 9,999 for the 4GB + 64GB variant, Vivo Z1 Pro[10] 4GB + 64GB model is discounted to Rs. 12,990, and Google Pixel 3a[11] can be grabbed for as low as Rs. 29,999.
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