Some much-awaited flagships are launching this week. Starting with the first Redmi flagship on May 13, there’s the OnePlus 7 series the next day and then the Realme X on its next.
Realme X and Redmi X have been a huge part of the hype.
Realme 3 Pro also continues to trend, specially after the announcement of Android Q beta support. Xiaomi will be unveiling Mi A3 this month in the country. Realme C2 went up for its first sale.
Let’s check out the top trending smartphones from this week.
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Redmi X
With leaks after leaks, Xiaomi has been able to outperform the hype against OnePlus 7 series. Set to launch on May 13, the first flagship from Redmi will come with the latest Snapdragon 855, three rear cameras at the back, notch-less display, in-display fingerprint sensor, pop-up selfie camera technology and more. The company GM has now confirmed that the device will run on the latest Android Q beta version, a big battery capable of running for at least two days and special gaming features to offer the best of smartphone gaming experience.
OnePlus 7 Pro
OnePlus 7 Pro is all set to go official on May 14 alongside its regular OnePlus 7. The official pricing is already out alongside the complete set of specs. OnePlus 7 Pro will be available in three different storage variants in India starting at Rs 49,999. OnePlus 7 Pro also received the highest ever OLED rating for a smartphone by DisplayMate, and was recently also leaked to be certified with HDR10+ certification. The company has been teasing its display for long, said to be the smoothest ever. OnePlus 7 Pro display can offer peak brightness up to 4,000 nits with refresh rate upto 90Hz.
Xiaomi Mi A3
Xiaomi is set to launch a new Snapdragon 730 smartphone in the country later this month. The third generation Mi A series smartphone is going to be highly inspired by Mi 9 SE. The upcoming Mi A3 will come with the latest of features and specs with a glass sandwich body, rear triple camera setup, dot notch Full HD+ display, in-display fingerprint sensor and more. Interestingly, being an Android One version smartphone, you can enjoy Pixel-like experience instead of MIUI.
OnePlus 7
The regular OnePlus 7 hasn’t been a huge part of the buzz as it’s Pro model took away all the limelight. Just ahead of launch, the smartphone has started to trend again. The regular OnePlus 7 is said to come with the same design as the current OnePlus flagship, OnePlus 6T. The upcoming smartphone will only see a few minor upgrades like processor, imaging sensor and battery. The rest is expected to remain same. OnePlus 7 goes official on May 14 in India, with the price expected to remain same as well for the base model.
Realme X
Realme will also be launching its very first notch-less flagship this week. The much-hyped Realme X was recently leaked, and it has been confirmed that the smartphone will run on the same chip as Realme 3 Pro, Snapdragon 710. The smartphone was previously rumoured to be coming with the new Snapdragon 730 chip. Though, there could be other variants as well. India CEO Madhav Seth himself has confirmed that Realme X will launch in India, probably by the end of the month. Realme X will come with a notch-less full-screen display, a pop-up selfie sensor and dual cameras at the back.
Realme C2
The second generation Realme C smartphone, Realme C2 went for its first sale this week. The Realme C1 successor was launched alongside Realme 3 Pro last month. The new entry-budget smartphone is available starting at just Rs 5,999. Realme C2 comes with almost similar features as the predecessor with an upgraded 6.1-inch HD+ water drop display on top. It comes with Gorilla Glass 3 protection running on MediaTek Helio P22, available in two variants: 2GB RAM with 16GB storage and 3GB RAM with 32GB storage.
Realme 3 Pro
The new Realme 3 Pro has been trending since the news of Android Q beta support came out. It’s the cheapest smartphone in the list to get the first access to Androy Q beta program. The mid-budget Note 7 Pro competitor will also launch in China this week marking Realme’s entry in the market. Realme 3 Pro in India starts at Rs 13,999 running on Snapdragon 710 with a 6.3-inch water drop notch display on top. At the back the smartphone comes with dual cameras including the OnePlus 6T Sony IMX 519 sensor and the new VOOC 3.0 20W fast charging technology.