Welcome back to our weekly news roundup. This was a week of news about deals, as both Flipkart[1] and Amazon[2] are running sales. It's lining up to be a good time for deal-hunters, with deals on gadgets like smartphones and laptops. The Flipkart Republic Day Sale[3] started on Sunday, and ends on January 23, and aside from smartphones and laptops, there will also be deals on TVs and other electronics. One of the big deals in this sale will be the Pixel 2 XL[4] at Rs. 48,999 (inclusive of Rs. 10,000 off on HDFC Bank credit card transactions), and you'll also be able to pick up an Xbox One S at Rs. 24,990, a discount of Rs. 2,000.
Aside from this, you'll be able to get the Samsung Galaxy S7[5] for Rs. 26,990, and discounts on the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2[6], Oppo F3[7], Oppo F3 Plus[8], Honor 9i[9], Infinix Zero5[10], Vivo V7[11], and Vivo V5s[12]. There are plenty more offers too[13] - for one thing, Citibank card holds will get 10 percent cashback on the sale. Even entry-level phones are available on discount, and you'll be able to get the Panasonic P99[14] at Rs. 5,499 (MRP Rs. 8,990), Xolo Era 1X[15] at Rs. 3,999 (MRP Rs. 5,149), and Micromax Spark 4G[16] at Rs. 3,699 (MRP Rs. 4,499).
Flipkart Republic Day Sale: Offers on Mobile Phones, TVs, Laptops, and More[17]
Amazon's first Great Indian Sale[18] of 2018 also started today, January 21, and is on till January 24....