Weekly Trending Smartphones: Huawei P40 Pro, Galaxy S11, Realme X2, OnePlus 8 Lite, Redmi K30, Mi Note 10

Huawei P40 will come with support for 10x optical zoom. This will be double the optical zooming power of the P30 Pro on the successor. Huawei P40 Pro will now offer 10X zooming capabilities, double of what P30 Pro came with.

Redmi K30 is also set to launch in India within a few weeks.

After a successful entry into the upper-end flagship segment, OnePlus is now all set to enter the mid-range segment. A toned-down OnePlus 8 Lite will launch this year to cater to the sub-20,000 market.

Let’s check out the top trending smartphones from this week.

Huawei P40 Pro

Huawei has already started to work on the next P series, Huawei P40 and P40 Pro. The Pro model will come with support for 10x optical zoom. This will be double the optical zooming power of the P30 Pro on the successor. Huawei P40 Pro will now offer 10X zooming capabilities, double of what P30 Pro came with. The predecessor came with a hybrid 5x zoom lens integrated with a single prism zooming in on objects.

The company aims to ship 9 million unit shipments of the 10x periscope zoom, and 28 million units of the 5x periscope zoom. The total shipments will go up which may reach 37 million in 2020 compared to the 9 million this year.

Realme X2

The all new Realme X2 comes with Snapdragon 730G with the same features as the current XT model. Realme X2 also features a 6.4-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display, quad camera system, 64MP Samsung GW1 sensor, in-display fingerprint sensor and the big battery will be there as it is. It is powered by the dedicated Snapdragon 730G gaming chip with an improved Adreno 618 GPU to offer an enhanced flagship-level gaming experience.

The rear four camera setup is same as Realme XT. Up front, Realme X2 has an improved 32-megapixel selfie camera now. Realme X2 will come with 30W VOOC FlashCharge support and an improved 32MP camera upfront inside. Realme X2 will receive the Android 10 based ColorOS 7 in March 2020. 

Samsung Galaxy S11

The Samsung Galaxy S11 series is all set to launch in February. The leaks have already revealed pretty much everything about both the devices: the standard Galaxy S11 and Galaxy S11 Plus. There will be three smartphones in the upcoming Galaxy S11 series as the current generation: Galaxy S11, Galaxy S11E and Galaxy S11 Plus. Set to launch in February, the Galaxy S11 series will succeed the current Galaxy S10 flagships with upgraded internals. If we go by the leaked pictures, we see an upgraded rear panel design.

Both Galaxy S11 and S11 Plus will be powered by Snapdragon 865 featuring Dynamic AMOLED panels with Quad HD+ resolution. It also has been tipped that Galaxy S11 will come with a five camera module in a rectangular box shaped module with the 108MP camera as main lens with 5X optical zoom and other sensors for different purposes. 

Redmi K30

Succeeding Redmi K20, the new Redmi K30 packs in top flagship-level specs with a new 5G processor and camera sensor. With an all new design on the out, the Redmi K30 features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ display offering 120Hz refresh rate in an 20:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone comes with dual hole-punch cameras upfront with curved edges on the sides. Redmi K30 features a rear quad camera setup including the brand new 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 sensor, the successor to the popular 48MP Sony IMX586.

The primary Sony 64MP IMX686 sensor is further supported by a 2-megapixel camera, a 5-megapixel sensor, and an 8-megapixel wide angle camera. Upfront, Redmi K30 flaunts a dual selfie camera setup powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 765 SoC. The company has already confirmed the 4G variant of the Redmi K30.

Mi Note 10

Xiaomi India has officially confirmed that the Mi Note 10 series is coming to India in December. India will soon be getting its first ever 108MP camera smartphone. The company CEO Manu Kumar Jain has tweeted confirming the launch in India. Mi Note 10 with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage starts at EUR 549 (around Rs 43,200). Mi Note 10 and the Mi Note 10 Pro come with a similar display sized at 6.47-inch. It’s a Full HD+ AMOLED display offering a screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.

The devices have a sandwich glass display body protected by Gorilla Glass 5. Mi Note 10 comes with 6GB of RAM, while the Mi Note 10 Pro packs 8GB of RAM along with 128GB storage and 256GB storage respectively. Both the Mi Note 10 smartphones Pro run on MIUI 11.

Mi Note 10 Pro

Both Mi Note 10 smartphones are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G processor. Mi Note 10 series will become the first 108MP camera smartphone to launch in the country. Both the Mi Note 10 models are expected to launch in India, while the prices are expected under 30,000 in the entry premium flagship category. Mi Note 10 Pro with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage starts at EUR 649 (around Rs 51,000). Both Mi Note 10 devices come with a five camera setup at the back.

Mi Note 10 devices have a 108MP primary image sensor, 20-megapixel secondary wide-angle sensor, a 5-megapixel telephoto camera with 5X optical zoom, a 12-megapixel telephoto camera with 2x zoom, and 2-megapixel macro camera. Up front, they feature a 32-megapixel camera with an f/2.0 aperture.

OnePlus 8 Lite

The new leaks revealed a toned down version of the original OnePlus 8. The Lite model will sit under the pyramid of the OnePlus 8 series, being the most affordable OnePlus 8 model with all the top features and functions. Unlike the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro, the affordable OnePlus 8 Lite would feature a dual camera setup on the rear. Upfront, the smartphone will feature a punch-hole cut as the original model with the front-facing camera.

OnePlus 8 Lite display is said to size 6.4-inches to 6.5-inches 90Hz display. Down under, the device has a USB-C port without any headphone jack offering a thickness of 8.6 mm (0.34 inches), making it reasonably slim. OnePlus 8 Lite will either run on Snapdragon 765 or the Snapdragon 730G from early 2019 with a rear two camera setup.