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NEW DELHI:  Smartphone  sales are set to break records for the festive season this year, shrugging off the effects of a plunging  rupee , say analysts, with some even pegging online to outpace brick-and-mortar stores for the first time ever in the October-December quarter, on the back of aggressive launches and a slew of offers. Smartphone sales are expected to rise 24% in October over last year’s festive month, which is likely propel growth in the three-month period ending December, which typically contributes about a third to annual sales of companies, say analysts.  “Online is growing faster than the offline channel for  smartphones  in October. The online channel is set to grow 30% year-on-year, while offline will grow 20%. Further, there is a 10% jump in overall handset launches over last year,” Anshika Jain, a Counterpoint research analyst, told ET. The expected growth will dispel fears of some that the weakening rupee may force smartphone...

Lenovo S5 Pro is all set to launch in China on October 18. Now ahead of the launch, the company has posted a couple of teaser posters which reveals the cameras specs as well as the colour variants of the device. The teasers have been shared by the company’s CEO on the Chinese micro-blogging website, Weibo. The first teaser confirms that the Lenovo S5 Pro will be equipped with a dual selfie camera setup with one of the sensors to be 20-megapixel. As per rumours, the secondary sensor for the dual font setup will be 8-megapixel which has not been shown by the teaser.The teaser shows the phone in a Rose Gold colour variant. The second poster shows the Lenovo S5 Pro in blue colour. It also shows off the rear dual-camera setup, with details of the lens aperture. It will come with a f/1.8 aperture sensor on the rear. As per the TENAA listing, the smartphone will come dual rear camera setup with 20-megapixel + 12-megapixel sensors. The device will sport a ...