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Amazon Prime Day 2025 sale begins soon in India and will be a three-day affair for the first time, taking place between July 12 and July 14. During the sale, buyers can take advantage of discounts on electronic items across a wide range of categories including smartphones, tablets, laptops, wearables, home appliances, and more. Ahead of the commencement of the annual sale, the e-commerce giant has revealed the deals on several affordable handsets that consumers can avail of.

Smartphone Deals During Amazon Prime Day 2025 Sale

Amazon will offer up to 40 percent off on handsets, in addition to bank benefits, coupon discounts, and exchange deals. This can help further drive down the price of the smartphone you’re looking to purchase. For example, buyers can unlock savings of up to 10 percent on transactions carried out via Amazon Pay ICICI Bank credit card. For those who do not wish to pay the entire price of the phone upfront, the e-commerce giant will also offer no-cost EMI options.

There are notable deals live on smartphones such as the OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite, Redmi A4 5G, Lava Storm Play 5G, and more.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite

The OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite is listed on Amazon at Rs. 20,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage configuration. During the Prime Day 2025 sale, it will be available for purchase for as low as Rs. 15,999.

However, buyers should note that this price is inclusive of a bank-related discount on the handset. 

Key Specifications

• Display: 6.67-inch full HD+ AMOLED, 120Hz
• Processor: Snapdragon 695
• RAM and Storage: 8GB LPDDR4x (RAM), Up to 256GB UFS 2.2 (storage)
• Rear Cameras: 50-megapixel (main) + 2-megapixel (depth)
• Front Cameras: 16-megapixel
• Battery: 5,500mAh, 80W
• Operating System: Android 15-based OxygenOS 15
• Connectivity: 5G, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, USB Type-C

Redmi A4 5G

The Redmi A4 5G was launched in India last year as an affordable 5G smartphone around the Rs. 10,000 mark. On the e-commerce platform, the 4GB + 64GB variant of the handset is listed for Rs. 10,999. However, buyers can get it for Rs. 7,499 during the sale.

They can also avail of bank offers and no-cost EMI options on the handset to further reduce its price.

Key Specifications

• Display: 6.88-inch HD+, 120Hz
• Processor: Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
• RAM and Storage: 4GB LPDDR4X (RAM), Up to 128GB UFS 2.2 (Storage)
• Rear Cameras: 50-megapixel (main) + Unspecified (depth)
• Front Cameras: 5-megapixel
• Battery: 5,160mAh, 18W
• Operating System: Android 14-based Xiaomi Hyper OS
• Connectivity: 5G, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, GPS, USB Type-C

Realme Narzo 80 Pro 5G

The Realme Narzo 80 Pro 5G’s 8GB + 128GB RAM and storage configuration usually retails on Amazon for Rs. 23,999. During the sale, the handset will be available for purchase for as low as Rs. 17,499. Do note that this price is inclusive of a coupon-based discount.

Key Specifications

• Display: 6.7-inch full HD+ AMOLED, 120Hz
• Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 7400
• RAM and Storage: 8GB LPDDR4X (RAM), Up to 256GB UFS 3.1 (Storage)
• Rear Cameras: 50-megapixel (main) + 2-megapixel (monochrome)
• Front Cameras: 16-megapixel
• Battery: 6,000mAh, 80W
• Operating System: Android 15-based realme UI 6.0
• Connectivity: 5G, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS, USB Type-C

Lava Storm Play 5G

The last handset on our list is the Lava Storm Play 5G. It was launched in India last month and is listed on Amazon for Rs. 13,499 for the 6GB + 128GB variant. This price is inclusive of a bank-related discount, while there’s also a no-cost EMI option which buyers can avail of on the handset.

Key Specifications

• Display: 6.75-inch HD+ LCD, 120Hz
• Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 7060
• RAM and Storage: 6GB LPDDR5 (RAM), 128GB UFS 3.1 (Storage)
• Rear Cameras: 50-megapixel (main) + 2-megapixel (secondary)
• Front Cameras: 8-megapixel
• Battery: 5,000mAh, 18W
• Operating System: Android 15
• Connectivity: 5G, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS, USB Type-C

Apple announced the elevation of Sabih Khan to the company’s Chief Operating Officer on Tuesday. Khan, who currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Operations, will take the new position later this month, as the existing COO, Jeff Williams, transitions from the role. It is understood that Williams will continue to work in an advisory role and take retirement later this year. Khan, on the other hand, is being promoted to the C-suite position after spending three decades at the Cupertino-based tech giant.

Who Is Sabih Khan?

Khan is an Indian-origin individual who was born in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, in 1966, according to an India Today report. He reportedly moved to Singapore when he was in fifth grade and earned his degree in Bachelor of Economics and Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University. Khan is also said to have pursued a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, Apple noted in the announcement post.

Initially, he worked at GE Plastics as an applications development engineer and key account technical leader. Khan joined Apple in 1995 and has been working there ever since. In 2019, he joined the executive team as the Senior Vice President of Operations. Khan has also been in charge of Apple’s global supply chain for the past six years.

His responsibility during this time included planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and product fulfilment functions, and ensure product quality. Khan has also played a key role in Apple’s environment-focused initiatives.

Apple noted that Khan was being elevated to the COO role as part of its long-planned succession. Meanwhile, Williams will oversee the company’s design team and Apple Watch, as well as health initiatives. Later this year, the design team will be transitioned to reporting directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook as Williams takes retirement.

“Sabih is a brilliant strategist who has been one of the central architects of Apple’s supply chain. While overseeing Apple’s supply chain, he has helped pioneer new technologies in advanced manufacturing, overseen the expansion of Apple’s manufacturing footprint in the United States, and helped ensure that Apple can be nimble in response to global challenges. He has advanced our ambitious efforts in environmental sustainability, helping reduce Apple’s carbon footprint by more than 60 percent,” said Cook.

Meta Plaforms bought a minority stake in the world’s largest eyewear manufacturer, EssilorLuxottica SA, deepening the US tech giant’s commitment to the fast-growing smart glasses industry, according to people familiar with the matter.

Facebook parent Meta acquired just under three percent of the Ray-Ban maker, a stake worth around EUR 3 billion ($3.5 billion or roughly Rs. 29,998 crore) at market prices, said the people, who asked not to be identified because deliberations are private.

Meta, based in Menlo Park, California, is considering further investment that could build the stake to around five percent over time, the people added, though those plans could change.

Shares of EssilorLuxottica surged the most in three months in Paris. The growing ties with Meta should be seen as a vote of confidence in the eyewear maker and the opportunity in eyeglasses, according to analysts at Bernstein.

“This represents another step in Meta’s commitment to the smart-glasses category,” the analysts said in a research note. 

Representatives for Meta and EssilorLuxottica declined to comment. 

The two companies have worked together for several years to develop AI-powered smart glasses. Meta currently sells a pair of Ray-Ban glasses, first debuted in 2021, with built-in cameras and an AI assistant that provide image-captioning or real-time stock prices. 

Earlier Interest

Last month, Meta launched separate Oakley-branded glasses with EssilorLuxottica. The eyewear maker’s chief executive officer Francesco Milleri said last year that Meta was interested in taking a stake EssilorLuxottica, but that plan hadn’t materialized until now. 

The advance of as much as 5.5 percent on Wednesday gave EssilorLuxottica a market value of  EUR 116.5 billion (roughly Rs. 11,68,623 crore). Warby Parker, a competing glasses-maker, rose 4.5 percent in the US on Tuesday after Bloomberg’s report.

The deal aligns with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s commitment to AI, which has become a top priority and major expense for the company. Smart glasses are a key part of that plan. 

While Meta has historically had to deliver its apps and services via smartphones created by competitors, glasses offer Meta a chance to build its own hardware and control its own distribution, Zuckerberg has said. 

Manufacturing Know-How

The arrangement gives Meta the advantage of having more detailed manufacturing knowledge and global distribution networks, fundamental to turning its smart glasses into mass-market products. 

For EssilorLuxottica, the deal provides a deeper presence in the tech world, which would be helpful if Meta’s futuristic investments pay off. Meta is also betting on the idea that people will one day work and play while wearing headsets or glasses.

So-called non-AR smart glasses display information but don’t provide a full alternative-reality experience that would alter users’ perception of the environment. Apple Inc. has also recently pivoted to non-AR smart glasses, the Bernstein analysts said, as full AR is “some years away from being practical.”

The market for smart glasses is expected to grow to $8.26 billion by 2030 from $1.93 billion in 2024, according to GrandView Research. 

Other tech players are also dabbling in eyewear, suggesting that smart glasses may become mainstream soon, according to analysts at Jefferies. In a research note, they pointed to Google’s recent decision to team up with France’s Kering Eyewear, and China’s Xiaomi announcing its entry into the market. 

“We would not be surprised to see new entrants soon,” they wrote in a note.

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