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2018 has been a great year for the smartphone industry in terms of the innovations and trial and errors that took place across various brands. Thanks to Apple’s IPhone X, ‘notch’ became a thing and companies started to experiment with providing higher screen to body ratio on their smartphones. Where some companies stuck to the notch design and tried different variations of it, some decided to get rid of the notch and providing a bezel less display.
There is so much innovation going on in the smartphone world that we have no reason to not be excited about the upcoming phones in whatever that is left of 2018 and the year 2019.
Now we know that not all of us are tech savvy and so we have set out six general components/specifications that are most important while choosing a smartphone. These six components/specifications are – Display, Camera, Memory, Operating System, Battery, and Price.
Here is a list of top 10 phones you need to look out for –
1. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3
This phone is set to be launched in India in November 29th, 2018.
Display – 6.39 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Camera – Rear – 12 MP (wide), f/1.8, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS
12 MP (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm
Front – Mechanical pop-up 24 MP, 1/2.8″, 0.9µm
Mechanical pop-up 2 MP, depth sensor
Memory – 8/10 GB RAM with 256 GB Internal Storage or 6/8 GB RAM with 128 GB Internal Storage
Operating System – MIUI 10 and Android 9.0
Battery – 3200 mAh battery.
Expected Price – Rs. 34890
2. Samsung Galaxy S 10
Samsung Galaxy S 10 would be launching on 20th November, 2018.
Display – 6.0 inch AMOLED Display, In display finger print scanner
Camera – Rear – 12 MP +12 MP Dual Camera setup
Front – 8 MP
Memory – 6 GB RAM with 64 GB Internal storage, Expandable upto 400 GB
Operating System – Android 8
Battery – 3500 mAh
Expected Price – Rs. 61900
3. Huawei Mate 20 Pro
The launch date for the Huawei Mate 20 Pro in India has not been announced yet.
Display – 6.39 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Camera – Rear – 40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7″, PDAF/Laser AF
20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7″, PDAF/Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4″, 5x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF/Laser AF
Front – 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
Memory – 8 GB RAM with 256 GB Internal Storage or 6 GB RAM with 128 GB Internal Storage
Operating System – Android 9.0
Battery – 4200 mAh battery
Expected Price – Rs. 76,000 for the 6 GB RAM/128 GB Version
4. Nokia 7.1
Nokia 7.1 Plus is expected to launch on Nov 28, 2018.
Display – 5.84 inches, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Camera – Rear – 12 MP, f/1.8, 1.28µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
5 MP, f/2.4, 1.12µm, depth sensor
Front – 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm
Memory – 4 GB RAM with 64 GB Internal Storage or 3 GB RAM with 32 GB Internal Storage
Operating System – Android 8.1
Battery – 3060 mAh battery
Expected Price – Rs. 18,100
5. Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro
Xiaomi is yet to reveal the launch date of Redmi Note 6 Pro in India.
Display – 6.26 inches, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Camera – Rear – 12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm, depth sensor
Front – 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
2 MP, f/2.2, 1.75µm, depth sensor
Memory –4/6 GB RAM with 64 GB Internal Storage or 3 GB RAM with 32 GB Internal Storage
Operating System – Android 8.1
Battery – 4000 mAh battery
Expected Price – Rs 15,000
6. Huawei Y9
Huawei Y9 is expected to launch on Jan 22, 2019 in India.
Display – 6.5 inches, IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen
Camera – Rear – 16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Front – 13 MP, f/1.8
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Memory – 6 GB RAM with 128 GB Internal Storage or 4 GB RAM with 64 GB Internal Storage
Operating System – Android 8.1
Battery – 4000 mAh battery
Expected Price – Rs. 24,990
7. HTC U12+
HTC U12+ is expected to release by December, 2018.
Display – 6.0 inches, Super LCD6 capacitive touchscreen
Camera – Rear – 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF, OIS
16 MP (12 MP effective), f/2.6, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, AF
Front – 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4″, 1.12µ
8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4″, 1.12µm
Memory – 6 GB RAM with 64/128 GB Internal Storage
Operating System – Android 8.0
Battery – 3500 mAh battery
Expected Price – Rs. 54,990
There are some smartphones that are anticipated to be launched next year but their specifications are not yet known. With very few leaks and rumors, all we can do is wait for them to slowly start teasing us with hints and clues.These phone are either the successors of their previous generation models or new concept/design phones.
8. OnePlus 7 –
One Plus 7 would be the successor to the very famous and one of the top selling smartphones of 2018 – One Plus 6. There has been no rumors or news about One Plus 7 yet, but we are sure the fans of One Plus devices already know that One Plus 7 is going to be a banger. One Plus has always been known to provide the best features at the most affordable price point. This is what is expected from One Plus 7 as well.
9. Samsung Galaxy X –
Samsung has been teasing us with a little bit of hint here and there about fold-able smartphones since a very long time now. Right from it putting up a folded/curved picture of its logo for a day to actually showing a working prototype of a fold-able smartphone.
Yes, you heard it right. Samsung recently showed its audience a live working prototype of what might potentially be the first fold-able smartphone by the company. Honestly, it does look a little bit weird for now but we are hoping that Samsung furnishes their prototype and bring out their first fold-able smartphone really soon.
10. IPhones (2019)
Like every year, Apple will also be unveiling its new IPhones in 2019. Apple recently launched its 3 new phones on September 28th, viz, the IPhone XS, IPhone XS Max and the IPhone XR. Even though IPhone XR was Apple’s attempt to provide a more budget friendly, notched IPhone X to its consumers, it was equally average in terms of its features.
It is rumored that Apple would be bringing some changes in the design of its phones, which they are very much capable of doing. They will continue the dual camera setup. However, they might drop 3D Touch in an attempt to cut costs.
Finally, that was our list of the Top 10 Anticipated Phones that will be releasing in the near future. Let us know which one of these are you most excited about in the comments below.
