Its been only two months in 2026 and we have already seen major price hikes across smartphone brands. From Realme to Samsung every brand is making their existing phone more costlier to own, all thanks to the severe RAM crisis. Now, Vivo and iQOO have also decided to jump the ship and make their popular "T" and "Z" series more expensive.
Vivo T4 series and iQOO Z10 lineup will get costlier from March
The development comes after reliable tipster, Abhishek Yadav, leaked an internal pricing document on X. It mentions price hikes for Vivo T4x, Vivo T4R, Vivo T4, iQOO Z10x, iQOO Z10R and iQOO Z10, effective from March 1, 2026.
Starting with Vivo T4 5G, the base 8 GB + 128 GB model will now cost Rs 24,999 instead of Rs 22,999. The 8 GB + 256 GB and 12 GB + 256 GB variants will get hiked to Rs 26,999 and Rs 28,999, respectively, up from Rs 24,999 and Rs 26,999. All RAM and storage models will become Rs 2,000 more expensive.
Next, the Vivo T4R will now cost Rs 22,999 instead of Rs 20,999 for 8 GB + 128 GB. The 8 GB + 256 GB and 12 GB + 256 GB variants will get hiked to Rs 24,999 and Rs 26,999, respectively, up from Rs 22,999 and Rs 24,999. All RAM and storage models will become Rs 2,000 more expensive.
Lastly, the Vivo T4x will now cost Rs 16,999 instead of Rs 15,499 for the 6 GB + 128 GB model. The 8 GB + 128 GB and 8 GB + 256 GB variants will get hiked to Rs 18,999 and Rs 20,999, respectively, up from Rs 16,499 and Rs 18,499. The base RAM and storage model will become Rs 1,500 more expensive, while the other two get a whopping Rs 2,500 jump.
Now, coming to iQOO, starting with iQOO Z10, the base 8 GB + 128 GB model will now cost Rs 24,999 instead of Rs 22,999. The 8 GB + 256 GB and 12 GB + 256 GB variants will get hiked to Rs 26,999 and Rs 28,999, respectively, up from Rs 24,999 and Rs 26,999. All RAM and storage models will become Rs 2,000 more expensive.
Next, the iQOO Z10R will now cost Rs 22,999 instead of Rs 20,999 for 8 GB + 128 GB. The 8 GB + 256 GB and 12 GB + 256 GB variants will get hiked to Rs 24,999 and Rs 26,999, respectively, up from Rs 22,999 and Rs 24,999. All RAM and storage models will become Rs 2,000 more expensive.
Lastly, the iQOO Z10x will now cost Rs 16,999 instead of Rs 14,499 for the 6 GB + 128 GB model. The 8 GB + 128 GB and 8 GB + 256 GB variants will get hiked to Rs 18,999 and Rs 20,499, respectively, up from Rs 16,499 and Rs 17,999. The base RAM and storage model will become Rs 2,000 more expensive, while the other two get a whopping Rs 2,500 jump.
That said, with price hikes inevitable, we advice users to make purchase decisions in the next two days. Also, most of the price hikes this year has affected the mid-range category. Most users in India used to prefer the sub Rs 25,000 section for their price to value proposition. However, that is changing very soon.
