Raksha Bandhan Gifting Guide - Tech: Gifts for your sister at the best prices

It's Rakhi time, and we can't keep calm. While brothers and sisters might keep fighting all the time over the stupidest things, the bond between siblings is unbreakable and Raksha Bandhan is all about love and sharing gifts. With so many festival sales and offers going on, the TimesNow Science, Tech, and Gaming team have curated a list of tech gadgets that will make your sister feel special. This Rakhi gifting guide contains tech gadgets from all segments and fits all budgets.

Now we all know iPhones are the preferred choice of most women. On the occasion of Rakhsha Bandhan, why not gift your sister an iPhone? With Amazon's Freedom Festival Sale and Flipkart's Big Saving Days sale going on, Apple's iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and their higher variants can be bought at heavy discounts.

Amazon.in - INR 68,900 (launched at INR 79,900)

Flipkart - INR 57,999 (launched at INR 70,900)

Amazon.in - INR 49,900 (launched at INR 54,900)

Now Android smartphones offer a lot more bang for your buck, available at multiple price points, Android smartphones offer the latest camera technologies and high refresh rate screens at much lower prices than their counterparts from Apple. Here are some of the best Android Smartphone deals this Rakhi.

The recently launched OnePlus 10T, comes with the latest and great processor from Snapdragon the 8+ Gen 1, while the alert slider is missing in this iteration, the cameras are good. The OnePlus 10T offers a great screen and multiple 5G bands making it future-proof. The 150W SuperVOOC offers charging at lightning speeds as well.

OnePlus 10T, 8GB/128GB

Amazon.in - INR 49,999

Offers - Discounts on SBI Credit Card

The smaller sibling of the OnePlus 10T, the Nord CE 2 lite 5G is affordable and comes packed with Snapdragons 695 SoC. The smaller footprint makes it easier to handle than the Flagships. With a triple camera setup at the back and a 120Hz display, watching Netflix and using Instagram is going to be a fun experience.

OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G, 6GB/128GB

Amazon.in - INR 18,999

Offers - Discounts on SBI Credit Card

This flagship from Vivo comes with some amazing specs and camera capabilities, Vivo phones are known for their amazing selfie output and this is no different. If your sister likes to shoot videos, then look no further as Vivo X80 Pro has some of best video capabilities in the Android flagship segment, the gimbal-like stabilization which works with front and rear cameras just makes vlogging that much easier. Then there is the curved screen and overall premium build quality paired with a fast Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC that completes the package.

Vivo X80 Pro 12GB/256GB

Flipkart - INR 79,999 (Launched at INR 86,900)

Offers - Discounts on HDFC, ICICI, and Kotak Bank

Working from home, learning from home, gaming from home, and content creation from home is a way of life now, and if you are considering gifting your sister a laptop, you are in luck because we have curated a complete list of laptops from budget to high-end gaming laptops.

Yes!, we know women love Macbooks and the latest Macbook Air M2 is All-Stars. Getting rave reviews from all over the world, the Apple MacBook Air M2 comes with the all-powerful M2 chip and takes any task you throw at it. It is also available with a color-matching MagSafe charger and cables.

Apple MacBook Air M2 - 8GB/256GB

Flipkart - INR 1,19,000

Offers - Discounts on HDFC, ICICI, and Kotak Bank

Don't forget to add Apple Care, although expensive but it will redeem itself in case of any unfortunate incident.

The ASUS Zenbook S13 OLED comes with a 13" OLED display offering high contrast ratios and pitch blacks making it a unique offering in Windows Laptops. It's thin and light at 1KG, portable and offers high power internals than take all kinds of daily workloads and then some. Power can be had from up to Ryzen 7 6800U processors with support for up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and a long-lasting 67Wh battery. It also comes with a Microsoft Office built-in.

ASUS Zenbook S13 OLED (UM5302) 16GB/512GB SSD

Flipkart - INR 99,990 (launched at INR 1,22,990.00)

Offers - Discounts on HDFC, ICICI, and Kotak Bank

One of the cheapest OLED laptops from ASUS comes with a 15.6" FHD display, and comes paired with Intel Core-i3 11th gen CPU. The laptop comes with 8GB,1TB HDD, and 256GB SSD, and Microsoft Office.

Flipkart - INR 41,990 (launch price 62,990)

Offers - Discounts on HDFC, ICICI, and Kotak Bank

In case your sister is a gamer, you can look at the MSI Katana GF76 11UD, This gaming laptop comes powered by 11th gen Intel Core i7 processor paired with NVIDIA's RTX 3050 Ti GPU with 4 gigs of VRAM. Apart from these, you get 16GB of DDR4 RAM and 512 GB SSD and a single-color backlit keyboard.

Amazon.in - INR 85,990 (launch price INR 1,06,990)

Bank offers available

Republic of Gamers is a well-known brand in gaming laptops and desktops and the STRIX G15 is one of the flashiest and most loaded gaming laptops that you can find. The RGB lighting on the STRIX itself adds more FPS to the game, jokes aside this laptop comes with AMD Ryzen 5 5600H Processor with 6 cores and 12 threads, paired with 16gigs of RAM which is upgradable, and 512GB SSD storage, and an extra slot of upgrades. RTX 3050 Ti is available here as well but with 95W power when using dynamic boost.

Asus e-shop - INR 89,990 (launch price INR 1,10,990)

Exchange offers available

The iPad is the king of the Tablet segment, because of a great ecosystem of applications and accessories. Apple also keeps the iPad with continuous software updates. The new iPad Air M1, now gets the all-powerful M1 chip, making it somewhat of an overpowered device, but hey! there is no such thing as too much power now, is there?

Apple iPad Air M1 (5th Gen) 10.9 inch, 64GB, Wi-Fi only

Flipkart - INR 54,900

Bank offers - INR 4000 of via HDFC bank cards

Amazon.in - INR 52,090

Bank offers - through SBI cards and No-cost EMI

Samsung's Galaxy Tab Series is the only range of Android tablets that can compete with an iPad in terms of build quality and premiumness. The Tab S8 comes with 11-inches of 2560x1600 screen real estate with 120Hz refresh rate, and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, the front and back cameras can shoot 4K/60 videos, and quad speakers with 8000 mAh battery complete the package.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 - 8GB/128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular 5G

Amazon.in INR 67,990

Bank offers - INR 7,000 off on SBI cards

While the other two tablets on the list are expensive, this tablet from Xiaomi is the underdog. It offers the best bang for the buck in the dismal Android tablet market. The Mi Pad 5 comes with a 10.95-inch 2.5K display, with a 120Hz refresh rate. It draws power from a Snapdragon 860 Octa-core SoC, and speed and power should not be a problem with this Tablet. The rear camera can support 4K video recording, QUad speakers, and dual microphones complete the package.

Mi Pad 5 - 6GB/128GB

Amazon.in - INR 26,999

Bank offers available from SBI

These are one of the funkiest looking Keyboards and Mice available from Logitech, The POP mouse has a small footprint and offers silent clicks, and can easily be stored in the handbags. The Logitech POP keyboard also looks great and comes with dedicated emoji keys, the mechanical setup also adds to the feel factor of using the keyboard. The POP keyboard and mice work with Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Android, iPad, and iOS. Being a Logitech device, reliability and durability is given.

The Logitech POP keyboard + Mouse combo - INR 11,790

Bank offers available through SBI

Ralemo Pre 5 keyboard from Rapoo is another retro looking keyboard with mechanical keys. This Bluetooth keyboard comes with six backlight modes and an in-built battery. The mini-keyboard layout also makes it portable and aesthetic to look at on the desk. The Ralemo Pre 5 is compatible with Windows/Chromebooks/PC and connects to 5 devices. It is also available in multiple colors adding to the style quotient.

Rapoo Ralemo Pre 5 keyboard - INR 6,999 (Launch price - INR 11,999)

Bank offers available through SBI

This funky-looking Bluetooth mouse from Rapoo comes with 1600 Dpi which is adjustable, a built-in battery, and Qi wireless charging. The mouse clicks are silent and can be used in office or academic environments. The Air 1 mouse also offers multi-device connectivity and is available in multiple colors.

Rapoo Ralemo Air 1 Mouse - INR 2,999 (Launch price - INR 4,999)