LG and Sony Reportedly Slash Prices of Android Smartphones in India

Following Samsung, consumer electronics giants LG and Sony appear to be the latest handset manufacturers to slash prices of some of their smartphones in India.


According to an established Mumbai-based retailer, Mahesh Telecom, various LGand Sonysmartphones have received price significant cuts in India, though neither company has made official announcements.

LG's 2014 flagship smartphone, the LG G3, has reportedly received a price cut of Rs. 5,000 in India. The LG G3 was launchedin India in 2 variants - 16GB with 2GB of RAM at Rs. 47,990 and 32GB with 3GB of RAM at Rs. 50,990. The retailer adds the new prices are effective Wednesday.

#LG #PRICEDROP #G3has become cheaper by ₹5000/- effective today. #stillexpensive-- Manish Khatri (@MAHESHTELECOM) September 24, 2014

Other LG smartphones that reportedly received price cuts include LG L60 Dualwith a new priceof Rs. 7,300 (earlier price of Rs. 9,000); LG L70 Dualwith a new price of Rs. 10,499 ( launchedat Rs. 15,000), and the LG F70with a new price of Rs. 13,499 ( launchedat Rs. 18,499).

#LG #PRICEDROPL60- Now ₹7300/- L70- Now ₹10499/- F70-Now ₹13499/-  Manish Khatri (@MAHESHTELECOM) September 24, 2014

Considering that the source is an offline retailer, we can expect that the new prices are currently only applicable for physical stores. Notably, LG's India site is still showing the old prices for all 4 phones.

Sony, on the other hand, ahead of its Thursday launch eventwhere it is expected to launch Xperia Z3 family of devices in India, has reportedly reduced the price of the Xperia Z2. As per the retailer, the Xperia Z2that launchedin India at Rs. 49,990 will be retailing with a massive price cut of Rs. 10,000 at Rs. 39,999.



Other Sony phones that reportedly received the price slash include Xperia Z1, with a new price of Rs. 32,999 (down from its launch priceof Rs. 44,990); Xperia M2 Dualat Rs. 17,999 (down from its launch priceof Rs. 21,990); Xperia SPat Rs. 15,999 (down from its launch priceof Rs. 25,490); Xperia E1 Dualat Rs. 6999 (down from its launch priceof Rs. 10,490), and lastly the Xperia E1at Rs. 5,999 (down from its launch price of Rs. 9,490).

#Sony #NewPriceZ2 ₹39999 Z1 ₹32999 M2 ₹17999 SP ₹15999 E1 Ds ₹6999 E1 SS ₹5999 - Manish Khatri (@MAHESHTELECOM) September 24, 2014

Not too long ago, SamsungIndia, due to competition with Google's Android One phones, officially slashed the priceof the Galaxy Core 2by roughly 33 percent to Rs. 8,007 from Rs. 11,990, and the price of Galaxy S Duos 3was slashed to Rs. 7,497 from an earlier price tagof Rs. 8,150.