Seventeen Apple listings, none past 7 per cent off. A Rs. 74,990 laptop claiming Rs. 1,84,990. Twenty-one picks from 42 Croma listings.
We read 42 Croma tablet and laptop listings on August 8, 2026, from the retailer's own product data, and the shelf sorts by who controls the price. Apple has seventeen listings here and none is discounted past 7 per cent; Xiaomi's tablets sit at 5. Samsung's tablets run 25 to 47 per cent off, and one Lenovo laptop selling at Rs. 74,990 claims a list price of Rs. 1,84,990 - higher than the claim on a MacBook Air that costs Rs. 1,39,490.
Every price below was pulled from Croma on August 8, 2026 and checked against the MRP on the listing. Stack them with the live codes on our Croma coupons page, which the deals desk re-verifies daily.
Samsung's six listings carry 25 to 47 per cent off. OnePlus takes 20 to 23. Xiaomi takes 5, like an iPad. Same wall, same week.
Rs. 34,999 at 47% off a stated Rs. 65,999.
Why it earned its spot The biggest tablet discount here, on a 5G Samsung with a stylus in the box.
Rs. 26,999 at 44% off a stated Rs. 47,999.
Why it earned its spot The lowest price on the wall for a tablet that takes a SIM.
Rs. 52,999 at 30% off a stated Rs. 75,999.
Why it earned its spot Samsung's mid-tier S-series tablet, priced Rs. 5,509 above the cheapest iPad on the shelf.
Rs. 42,999 at 26% off a stated Rs. 57,999.
Why it earned its spot The same tablet with more memory costs Rs. 16,000 more and carries a much shallower badge.
Rs. 22,999 at 23% off a stated Rs. 29,999.
Why it earned its spot Cellular connectivity at Rs. 22,999, though 4G rather than 5G.
Rs. 19,999 at 20% off a stated Rs. 24,999 - the lowest price here.
Why it earned its spot The floor of the shelf, at a fifth off a claim of Rs. 24,999.
Rs. 38,999 at 5% off a stated Rs. 40,999 - Rs. 2,000 struck off.
Why it earned its spot The only Android tablet on this wall discounted like an Apple product.
Every iPad here is 3 or 5 per cent off, every MacBook 7. The storage step costs Rs. 11,500 whether the tablet is Rs. 47,490 or Rs. 85,490.
Rs. 47,490 at 5% off a stated Rs. 49,900 - Rs. 2,410 struck off.
Why it earned its spot The cheapest Apple tablet on the shelf, at the same 5 per cent every iPad carries.
Rs. 58,990 at 5% off - Rs. 11,500 above the 128GB version.
Why it earned its spot Doubling the storage on the entry iPad costs Rs. 11,500, or 24 per cent of the tablet.
Rs. 85,490 at 5% off a stated Rs. 89,900.
Why it earned its spot The step from iPad to iPad Air costs Rs. 38,000 at the same storage.
Rs. 96,990 at 5% off a stated Rs. 1,01,900.
Why it earned its spot Apple charges the same Rs. 11,500 for 128GB extra whether the tablet costs Rs. 47,490 or Rs. 85,490.
Rs. 1,25,490 at 5% off a stated Rs. 1,31,900.
Why it earned its spot Two extra inches of screen cost Rs. 28,500 at identical storage and chip.
Rs. 1,93,990 at 3% off a stated Rs. 1,99,900 - the smallest tablet badge.
Why it earned its spot The costliest tablet in the read carries the smallest reduction on it.
A Rs. 74,990 thin-and-light claims a higher list price than a MacBook Air. An HP gaming laptop takes 47 per cent off. Another HP takes Rs. 156.
Rs. 74,990 at 59% off a stated Rs. 1,84,990.
Why it earned its spot A thin-and-light Core i5 laptop claiming a list price higher than a MacBook Air's.
Rs. 1,17,990 at 38% off a stated Rs. 1,90,390.
Why it earned its spot A claimed saving bigger than the price of every tablet on this shelf except three.
Rs. 82,490 at 47% off a stated Rs. 1,54,920.
Why it earned its spot One HP listing at 47 per cent off and another at zero, on the same shelf in the same week.
Rs. 66,990 at 30% off a stated Rs. 95,240.
Why it earned its spot A middle-of-the-road specification at a middle-of-the-road price and badge.
Rs. 1,39,490 at 7% off a stated Rs. 1,49,900.
Why it earned its spot Apple discounts its laptops slightly more than its tablets, and both by tiny amounts.
Rs. 2,78,990 at 7% off a stated Rs. 2,99,900.
Why it earned its spot The dearest thing on the shelf, discounted at exactly the same rate as the cheapest MacBook.
Rs. 56,990 at 2% off a stated Rs. 58,101 - Rs. 1,111 struck off.
Why it earned its spot This exact model carried the identical price and identical stated MRP on Amazon when we read it hours earlier.
Rs. 46,990 against a stated Rs. 47,146 - Rs. 156 off, or 0 per cent.
Why it earned its spot A Rs. 156 reduction, and the second listing on this shelf whose price matches Amazon's exactly.
First: check whether the brand sets its own retail price before reading its badge. On this shelf Apple's seventeen listings never pass 7 per cent and two HP laptops match another retailer to the rupee - those are manufacturer-set prices, and the small badges are honest. Second: price the storage step separately. Apple charges Rs. 11,500 for 128GB extra whether the tablet costs Rs. 47,490 or Rs. 85,490, which is expensive and at least consistent; we found the same discipline on this retailer's phone shelf. Third: isolate cellular before comparing anything - the same Samsung tablet with and without a modem is Rs. 42,999 and Rs. 37,999, and most tablets never leave the house. Fourth: for Android, ask how long the software support runs, because no listing on this shelf states it and it is the specification that decides how long the tablet stays useful. Fifth: ignore any percentage above about 30 on this category entirely - the deepest badge in our read, 59 per cent, sits on a claim of Rs. 1,84,990 for a machine selling at Rs. 74,990, and the same test applied cleanly to who writes the list price at this retailer.
| Product | Sale price | MRP | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S10 Lite Wi-Fi+5G Android Tablet with S Pen (10.9 Inch, 6GB R | Rs. 34,999 | Rs. 65,999 | 47% |
| SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab A11 Plus Wi-Fi+5G Android Tablet (11 Inch, 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM | Rs. 26,999 | Rs. 47,999 | 44% |
| SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S10 FE Wi-Fi Android Tablet (10.9 Inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB ROM, L | Rs. 52,999 | Rs. 75,999 | 30% |
| SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab A11 Plus Wi-Fi+5G Android Tablet (11 Inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB ROM | Rs. 42,999 | Rs. 57,999 | 26% |
| OnePlus Pad Lite Wi-Fi+4G Android Tablet (11 Inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB ROM, Aero Blue | Rs. 22,999 | Rs. 29,999 | 23% |
| OnePlus Pad Lite Wi-Fi Android Tablet (11 Inch, 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM, Aero Blue) | Rs. 19,999 | Rs. 24,999 | 20% |
| Xiaomi Pad 8 Wi-Fi Android Tablet (11.2 Inch, 12GB RAM, 256GB ROM, Titanium Blue | Rs. 38,999 | Rs. 40,999 | 5% |
| Apple iPad A16 Bionic Chip Wi-Fi (11 Inch, 128GB, Blue, 2025 Model) | Rs. 47,490 | Rs. 49,900 | 5% |
| Apple iPad A16 Bionic Chip Wi-Fi (11 Inch, 256GB, Silver, 2025 Model) | Rs. 58,990 | Rs. 61,900 | 5% |
| Apple iPad Air M4 Chip Wi-Fi (11 Inch, 128GB, Space Grey, 2026 Model) | Rs. 85,490 | Rs. 89,900 | 5% |
| Apple iPad Air M4 Chip Wi-Fi (11 Inch, 256GB, Starlight, 2026 Model) | Rs. 96,990 | Rs. 101,900 | 5% |
| Apple iPad Air M4 Chip Wi-Fi (13 Inch, 256GB, Purple, 2026 Model) | Rs. 125,490 | Rs. 131,900 | 5% |
| Apple iPad Pro M5 Chip Wi-Fi (13 Inch, 256GB, Space Black, 2026 model) | Rs. 193,990 | Rs. 199,900 | 3% |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15IRH10 Intel Core i5 Thin & Light (16GB, 512GB SSD, Windo | Rs. 74,990 | Rs. 184,990 | 59% |
| Lenovo LOQ 15ARP10E AMD Ryzen 7 Gaming Laptop (16GB, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, | Rs. 117,990 | Rs. 190,390 | 38% |
| HP Victus 15-fa2197TX Intel Core i5 13th Gen Gaming Laptop (16GB, 512GB SSD, Win | Rs. 82,490 | Rs. 154,920 | 47% |
| HP 15-fc0782AU AMD Ryzen 5 Laptop (16GB, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, 15.6 inch F | Rs. 66,990 | Rs. 95,240 | 30% |
| Apple MacBook Air (13.6 inch, M5, 16GB, 512GB, macOS Tahoe, Silver) | Rs. 139,490 | Rs. 149,900 | 7% |
| Apple MacBook Pro (14.2 inch, M5 Pro, 24GB, 1TB, macOS Tahoe, Space Black) | Rs. 278,990 | Rs. 299,900 | 7% |
| HP 15-fd0623TU Intel Core i3 13th Gen Laptop (8GB, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, 1 | Rs. 56,990 | Rs. 58,101 | 2% |
| HP 15-fc0499AU AMD Ryzen 3 Laptop (8GB, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, 15.6 inch Fu | Rs. 46,990 | Rs. 47,146 | 0% |
Across 42 listings, the brands that set their own national retail prices - Apple across seventeen listings, Xiaomi across two - discount by 3 to 7 per cent, and the brands that leave pricing to the channel discount by up to 59. Two HP laptops here carry the same price and the same stated MRP, to the rupee, as the identical models on amazon.in when we read that shelf the same morning, and both of those carry badges of 2 per cent and zero. Every pick was placed against that structure rather than against its own percentage.
The largest claim in this read is Rs. 1,84,990, on a thin-and-light Core i5 laptop selling at Rs. 74,990 - a claimed list price Rs. 35,090 above what Apple claims for a MacBook Air on the same shelf, and Rs. 64,500 above what that MacBook actually costs. Both figures were on Croma's site on August 8. We report the claim, name it as a claim, and rank on the price paid. Where a claim is odd rather than large - Rs. 58,101, Rs. 47,146 - we note that the same odd figure appears at another retailer, which points at the manufacturer rather than the shop.
Croma published a rating on nine of the 42 listings we read and never more than two ratings on any of them. A 5.0 built from one person is not evidence and presenting it as a rating pill would imply a check we cannot perform, so no card on this page carries one. That absence matters more on this shelf than on most: these are Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 2.8 lakh purchases with no customer feedback attached at all, so the comparisons available are specification against specification and price against price, which is what this page does.
We have not used any device on this page. Processor and chip generation, memory, storage, screen size and panel type, cellular capability, stylus support, battery figures and included accessories are quoted from Croma's own listings, reported and not endorsed. We have made no test of performance, thermal behaviour, battery life, display quality or build. Software support duration - the specification that most determines how long a tablet stays useful - is not stated on any of these listings and we have not assumed it. Warranty terms, in-store demo availability, exchange offers and Croma's current return window should be confirmed before you buy.
In our August 8, 2026 read of Croma's tablet and laptop shelf, tablets ran from Rs. 19,999 to Rs. 1,93,990. The floor is a OnePlus Pad Lite Wi-Fi at Rs. 19,999; adding cellular takes it to Rs. 22,999. Samsung's Galaxy Tab A11 Plus range covers Rs. 26,999 to Rs. 42,999 depending on memory and 5G, and the Tab S10 Lite with an S Pen is Rs. 34,999. Apple starts at Rs. 47,490 for the entry iPad with 128GB, Rs. 58,990 at 256GB, and the iPad Air line runs Rs. 85,490 to Rs. 1,25,490. Xiaomi's Pad 8 with 12GB of memory sits at Rs. 38,999. The badges above those prices are almost useless for comparison: 47 per cent on the cheapest Samsung, 3 per cent on the dearest iPad.
Because Apple sets the retail price and the retailer's margin is small and fixed. Across the seventeen Apple listings we read at Croma on August 8, every iPad carried a 3 or 5 per cent badge and every MacBook a 7 per cent one, regardless of price - the same rate on a Rs. 47,490 iPad as on a Rs. 1,93,990 iPad Pro, and the same on a Rs. 1,39,490 MacBook Air as on a Rs. 2,78,990 MacBook Pro. That consistency is the signature of a manufacturer-controlled price. The same thing shows up at the other end of the shelf: two HP laptops here carry the identical price and the identical stated list price we found on Amazon the same morning, and both are discounted by 2 per cent and zero. Where nobody is free to move the price, the badge is small and honest.
On price, the closest comparison in our read is the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE at Rs. 52,999 against Apple's entry iPad at Rs. 47,490 for 128GB or Rs. 58,990 for 256GB. The Samsung has a larger screen and stylus support at that price where the iPad does not include a Pencil, and Samsung's cheaper Tab S10 Lite at Rs. 34,999 includes an S Pen in the box. Against that, iPads historically receive software updates for longer, which is the specification that actually decides how many years a tablet stays usable - and neither company states it on these listings. What should not enter the decision is the badge: Samsung's is 30 or 47 per cent and Apple's is 5, and both tablets cost what they cost.
It costs Rs. 11,500 for the step from 128GB to 256GB, and that figure is identical whether you are buying the Rs. 47,490 entry iPad or the Rs. 85,490 iPad Air - Apple prices the component the same way across the range. Whether it is worth it depends entirely on what the tablet is for: video streaming and browsing use almost no local storage, while offline video, photo libraries and large creative apps fill 128GB quickly. There is no memory-card slot on any iPad, so the decision is permanent, which is the argument for buying up if you are genuinely unsure. On the Android side of this shelf, storage is cheaper and often expandable - the Xiaomi Pad 8 arrives with 256GB and 12GB of memory at Rs. 38,999.
Less than they look. In our read of 42 listings, badges on the laptop half ran from 0 to 59 per cent, and the deepest sat on a Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 selling at Rs. 74,990 from a claimed list price of Rs. 1,84,990 - higher than the claim on a MacBook Air that actually sells for Rs. 1,39,490 on the same shelf. At the other extreme, an HP 15 with a Ryzen 3 had Rs. 156 taken off, and that machine's price matched Amazon's to the rupee when we read both the same morning. The useful test is whether the price is the same elsewhere: where it is, the badge is small and real; where the badge is enormous, the list price above it was written by someone with no obligation to justify it. Compare the price you will pay across two or three retailers and ignore the percentage entirely.




















