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In our review, we found Vivo Z1 Pro to be a strong all-round performer with great battery life. The smartphone also comes with decent cameras that take impressive photos with ample colours and lots of detail. The low-light photos taken by the phone are also good. Given its starting price tag of Rs. 14,990, the Vivo Z1 Pro is also a good value-for-money option. Some people may find it a little bulky and the onboard Funtouch OS won't be everyone's favourite, otherwise, it is a great competitor to the likes of Redmi Note 7 Pro, Realme 3 Pro, and Samsung Galaxy M40.

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Jio GigaFiber launch date

As Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) gets ready for its annual general meeting (AGM) on August 12, Jio GigaFiber is back in focus. It is believed that Mukesh Ambani will finally announce the commercial launch of the Jio GigaFiber service that has been in trial phase since its introduction at last year's AGM. The company had started taking registrations for the service beginning August last year, but no official rollout has taken place until now.

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For the past several months, Jio executives across select localities in a limited number of cities have signed up consumers under a preview offer. This offer gave the consumers free access to fibre Internet with 100Mbps download speed. There was a catch though. The consumers had to pay a refundable security deposit of Rs. 4,500. The company later added an option to go for Rs. 2,500 security deposit by getting an inferior optical network terminal device.

According to media reports, in a recent analyst note, BankAm-Merrill Lynch predicted that Reliance Jio could bring three subscription plans for GigaFiber. The base and the most affordable plan will just offer Internet connectivity at 100Mbps, whereas the second plan will include IPTV access as well. The third and the top-end plan will include Internet access, IPTV service, and IoT services. The prices of these plans could start at Rs. 500 and go over Rs. 1,000. Jio is yet to say anything officially about GigaFiber plans.

There have also been reports that Jio may bring a combo plan at Rs. 600 a month with broadband, landline, and IPTV service. A Jio Triple Play plan was also leaked, and it included unlimited voice and data access, Jio Home IPTV service, and access to Jio apps. This plan was supposedly being tested by the company employees but no pricing details are known. If August 12 indeed ends up being the launch date for Jio GigaFiber, we will soon have all the official details.

Reliance Jio GigaFiber Broadband Plans: Price, Expected Launch Date, and More

Realme 64-megapixel camera tech, Realme X offline sales

Realme sent out invites for a press event on August 8, where it will be talking about a quad camera setup with a 64-megapixel primary shooter that it is expected to use in an upcoming phone. The company has been teasing 64-megapixel camera phone over the last few weeks, but the next week's event will offer the first official glimpse at the technology and possibly other details about when we can expect to see in a Realme phone. No other details are available at this point.

Meanwhile, Realme has started the offline sales for its Realme X phone, giving users some respite from waiting for the phone's online flash sales. The online sales will, however, continue and the next one of Realme X has been scheduled for August 7. Realme X was launched last month and has already been put on sale multiple times. The consumers will now be able to buy the phone from Realme partner offline retailers any day.

Vivo V15 Pro price in India cut, Vivo Z5 launch

Apart from starting open sales for Vivo Z1 Pro, the Chinese smartphone maker also revised the price of V15 Pro in the country. The phone, which was launchedback in February this year, now starts at Rs. 23,990 for the base variant with 6GB of RAM. The 8GB version of the same smartphone is now down to Rs. 26,990. While this is the second price cut of 6GB Vivo V15 Pro, it is the first one for