It’s a good time to be a gadget nerd and a bad time to be financially responsible. This month, we’ve got foldables going thinner, watches getting smarter, and headphones trying to talk back. Brands aren’t reinventing the wheel. They’re just making it sleeker, snappier, and ever so slightly more tempting to swipe your card. Whether you’re a specs snob or just here for the bragging rights, here’s what’s new, shiny and borderline unnecessary — in the best way. 

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 

Price: Rs 1,74,999 onwards 

Samsung’s big foldable finally feels... small. At 215g and just 8.9mm folded, the Fold7 is the most comfortable version yet. It doesn’t try to wow you with gimmicks. It just works better. Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2, Armour FlexHinge, and a punchy 6.5-inch outer display make it sturdier and slicker.  

The camera setup gets serious with a 200MP main sensor, and performance stays flagship-grade with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Elite, 16GB RAM and 1TB storage if you’re feeling extra. Nothing revolutionary. Just reliably premium. 

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 

Price: Rs 1,09,999 onwards 

Thinner than a pencil when unfolded and no longer pretending the cover screen is just a notification toy. The new 4.1-inch FlexWindow wraps around the cameras and finally feels like part of the phone, not a backup plan.  

Under the hood, it switches to Samsung’s Exynos 2500 chip, gets a bigger 4,300mAh battery, and retains the same dependable camera setup: 50MP main, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP selfie. No design flexing here. Just a much better Flip. 

Samsung Watch8 Series 

Price: Rs 32,990 onwards 

No bezels trying to do too much. No “smartwatch but make it fashion” energy. The Watch8 series just doubles down on health. It tracks everything from stress levels to antioxidant load and even cardiovascular strain. 

Bonus: it’s the first Samsung watch to ship with Gemini built in. So now you can get directions, set reminders or yell at your watch when you’re late, no phone needed. 

Vivo X Fold 5 

Price: Rs 1,49,999 

Vivo’s latest foldable wants to prove it can play in the big leagues. The 8.03-inch AMOLED inner display is sharp, smooth and certified by everyone from TÜV Rheinland to Zeiss. Powering it is a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip with 16GB RAM and a 6,000mAh battery — more than enough to get through your day and flex a little.  

Camera snobs, rejoice: three 50MP sensors at the back, two 20MP selfie cams, and AI tricks baked in. It looks serious. And it is. 

Nothing Phone 3 

Price: Rs 79,999 onwards 

Carl Pei’s latest drop is flashy without trying too hard. The new Glyph Matrix is backlit ambition, but the real upgrade is inside. Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, a 5,500mAh battery, triple 50MP rear shooters, and 65W fast charging keep it fast and flashy. 

Comes with Gorilla Glass 7i upfront, Victus on the back, and a promise of seven years of security updates. Nothing’s kidding around anymore. 

Nothing Headphone 1 

Price: Rs 21,999 

If see-through phones weren’t enough, Nothing now wants to show you what your headphones are made of. Co-developed with KEF, these over-ear cans are equal parts design flex and audio cred. 

You get spatial audio with head tracking, ANC, AI assistant integration, and up to 80 hours of playback without noise cancelling. Finally, a pair of headphones that might outlast your mood swings. 

Sony WF-C710N TWS Earphones 

Price: Rs 8,990 

Sony knows how to make good audio gear, and the WF-C710N punches way above its price. You get active noise cancellation, adaptive sound based on where you are, and up to 40 hours of battery life with the case. 

There’s even AI-backed noise reduction for calls, multipoint pairing and a customisable Quick Access feature for Spotify or Amazon Music. Not flashy, just smart and stupidly good value. 

Dell Alienware 16 Aurora 

Price: Rs 1,29,990 

Built for gamers who don’t want to lug around a spaceship. At 2.49kg, the Aurora is surprisingly portable for something that can be specced with Intel’s Core 7 240H chip and an RTX 5060 GPU. The 16-inch WQXGA screen is fast, sharp and designed to keep up with your caffeine-fuelled reflexes. 

Thermal design has been reworked with Cryo-Chamber cooling. RAM and SSD can be upgraded by the user. It’s not cheap, but it’ll outplay most setups twice its size. 

Huawei Watch Fit 4 / Fit 4 Pro 

Price: Rs 12,999 onwards 

Huawei’s slim fitness watches are back with sharper AMOLED displays, built-in GPS, and better-than-you-expect build quality. The Pro version even gets a titanium bezel and ECG sensor. 

Both watches promise up to 10 days of use on a single charge and come loaded with the usual health data: heart rate, SpO2, sleep, stress. Subtle, light, and quietly one of the best-value watches you can strap on this month.