Xiaomi, Poco and Realme smartphones get big price hikes

The Realme 8 price in India now starts at ₹15,999 instead of ₹14,499 for the 4GB RAM + 128GB storage variant and the Redmi Note 10 is now available for ₹13,999 for the 4GB RAM variant.

While Realme has increased the price of five of its smartphones, Poco has hiked the price of the Poco M3 phone by ₹500. (Robin Sinha/HT Tech)

Xiaomi and Realme have increased the prices of several smartphones. Xiaomi has increased the price of the Redmi Note 10 after increasing it several times in the past. The company has increased its price by ₹500. Overall, Redmi Note 10 has seen a ₹2000 price hike since its launch. Poco is not far behind either. The company has increased the price of its Poco M3 by ₹500. On the other hand, Realme has increased the pricing of five of its smartphones.

Starting with the Redmi Note 10, it is now available for ₹13,999 for the 4GB RAM variant. The 6GB RAM variant still costs ₹15,499. The Redmi Note 10S starts at ₹14,999 for the base version with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage. As for Poco, the M3 now starts at ₹10,999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage option. On the other hand, the mid-tier variant with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage is priced at ₹11,999.

Coming to Realme, the company has increased the prices of several of its offerings including the Realme 8 series and the Realme C series. The Realme C11 (2021), Realme C21, and Realme C25s price in India has been hiked in India by up to ₹1500. The Realme C21 (2021) has received a ₹300 price hike, whereas the Realme C21 and Realme C25s now sell for ₹500 more.

The Realme 8 price in India now starts at ₹15,999 instead of ₹14,499 for the 4GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. The price of the 6GB + 128GB option of the Realme 8 has also been increased to ₹16,999 from ₹15,499. Moreover, the 8GB + 128GB variant of the Realme 8 now sells for ₹17,999 instead of ₹16,499. Similarly, Realme 8 5G price has also been increased by ₹1500. The ₹13,999 version that has 4GB RAM + 64GB storage now costs ₹15,999.

The Realme C11 (2021) has also received a price hike and is available at ₹7,299 for the 2GB + 32GB variant. It was earlier available at ₹6,999. Moreover, the Realme C21 and Realme C25s have received a ₹500 price hike as well.