With offerings from Samsung, OnePlus and more, the month of February saw an avalanche of tech products arriving on our shores. In case you missed out on the action, here’s a brief low-down.
1) Samsung Galaxy S23 series
Christmas came way early this year with Samsung launching its latest and greatest Galaxy S23 series at its Unpacked event earlier this month. The South Korean phone maker introduced its flagship in three different trims – the standard S23 (Rs 74,999), S23 Plus (Rs 94,999) and the S23 Ultra (Rs 1,24,999). Apart from the screen sizes, the former two pack the same internals with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor along with a 50MP primary lens and a 10MP telephoto lens. Meanwhile, the Ultra additionally gets a behemoth 200MP main sensor.
2) Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra
Taking the competition to Apple, Samsung unveiled an array of its Galaxy Book laptop along with the S23 series. Leading the lineup here is the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra, which comes with a 120Hz 16-inch 3K Dynamic AMOLED 2X display, powered by Intel’s 13th-Gen processors and NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4070 GPU. All of this comes at a cost of Rs 2.81 lakh.
3) OnePlus 11
OnePlus appears to have corrected the course this year, with the launch of its 11 series. The smartphone manufacturer has gone back to its root, offering cutting-edge specs at an attractive price point. It’s the latest product the OnePlus 11 starts at Rs 56,999 (8GB/128GB) and gets a 6.7-inch 2K 120Hz Super Fluid AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate. At the back of it sits a 50-megapixel primary sensor with a 48-megapixel ultra-wide camera and a 32-megapixel camera. Powering all of this is Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and a 5000mAh battery with support for 100W fast charging support. Although, wireless charging has been given a miss here.
4) JBL Wave Buds, Wave Beam earphones
In a bid to get an equal footing in the increasingly competitive wireless earbuds segment, JBL introduced the Wave Buds (Rs 3,999) and the Wave Beam (Rs 4,999) earphones this month. As per the company, both the Buds and Beam offer an impressive 32-hour long battery life along with an IP54 rating. In case you do need a quick top-up JBL claims both earphones can offer playback of nearly two hours with a 10-minute charge.
5) MSI RTX 40 Series Laptops
Want to get back into gaming? MSI has something for you. The brand has dropped its new line of laptops featuring the latest RTX 40 Series GPUs along with the 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13980HX processor. The new laptops are a part of the brand’s creator Z Series, Raider, Titan, Stealth, Prestige, and other line-ups, starting at a base of Rs 58,990 and going all the way up to Rs 5,48,990 for the Titan GT77.
Image credits: Samsung, OnePlus, JBL, MSI
