Budget phone shoppers in India just got another price hike to deal with. Vivo and its sub-brand iQOO have raised the prices of the T5x and Z11x (basically the same phone with different branding) starting this September.
The increases aren’t small. The base 6GB + 128GB version is now ₹27,999 (up from ₹24,999). The 8GB + 128GB jumps from ₹27,999 to ₹30,999. The top 8GB + 256GB model has gone up to ₹34,999 on the vivo T5x, while the iQOO Z11x version of the same config is currently listed at ₹33,999. That’s still as much as ₹4,000 more in some cases, and this is at least the third price increase for these two phones in 2026.
When they launched in March, both phones started at ₹18,999. The prices climbed a long way since then. The main reason seems to be the same one hitting a lot of mid-range phones this year: rising costs of RAM and storage. Neither Vivo nor iQOO has put out a detailed explanation for this latest jump.
Both phones run on MediaTek’s Dimensity 7400 Turbo, pack a big 7,200mAh battery (one of the highlights), a 120Hz Full HD+ LCD, a 50MP main camera with a secondary lens, and fast charging support. That large battery remains the main reason a lot of people were looking at these phones in the first place.
These repeated hikes show how tough it is for the entry-level and mid-range devices right now with memory prices bouncing around. If you’re still interested in the T5x or Z11x, it’s worth checking both online and offline stores, some sellers might still have older stock at the previous prices for a short while.
And if these two are now feeling a bit expensive (which they are), there are other options in the same segment with similar battery size or chipsets, though prices across the category have generally been moving up over the past few months.
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