Top 10 Upcoming Smartphones January 2020: Realme C3, Redmi K30, Realme X50, Honor 9X, Mi Note 10, Realme 5i, OnePlus Concept Phone

January 2020 is going to be exciting. With a wide range of smartphones launching in January, it will set a tone for the whole year. A lot much is expected from 2020, and things will get running from here.

Samsung will launch two toned-down flagships, Note 10 Lite and S10 Lite this month.

From OnePlus Concept One to the affordable 5G Realme phone, Realme X50, there’s some good smartphones to be unveiled in January 2020. 

Checkout the upcoming top smartphones expected to launch in January 2020.

Mi Note 10

Xiaomi India 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.

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.

Redmi K30

Succeeding Redmi K20, the new Redmi K30 will launch in India in 2020. 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. The 4G variant of the Redmi K30 will come to India.

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. 

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite, Galaxy S10 Lite

Two new toned down Galaxy flagship models will launch in January 2020. The Galaxy Note 10 Lite and Galaxy S10 Lite will be unveiled this month, where Galaxy Note 10 Lite is said to feature Exynos 9810, while Galaxy S10 Lite will come with Exynos 9820 SoC. Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite will feature a 6.7-inch AMOLED display, 8GB RAM, 128GB, 48MP triple cameras, a 4,500mAh battery and 45W Super Fast Charging.

The Galaxy Note 10 Lite will come with a Infinity-O punch-hole display, 6GB RAM, up to 128GB storage, Android 10, fast charging and more.

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 smartphones 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. Both Mi Note 10 devices comes with a five camera setup at the back.

Mi Note 10 devices feature a 108MP primary image sensor, 20MP wide-angle sensor, a 5MP telephoto camera with 5X optical zoom, a 12MP telephoto camera with 2x zoom and finally a 2MP macro camera.

Samsung Galaxy A51, Samsung Galaxy A71

Samsung Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71 will launch under Galaxy A series in January 2020. Both the upcoming Galaxy A smartphones will feature punch-hole displays, quad rear cameras, in-display fingerprint sensors, big batteries with support for fast charging technology. Galaxy A51 will feature a 6.5-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with an Infinity-O panel, Exynos 9611 processor with 6GB of RAM.

With 128GB of internal storage, Galaxy A51 will have a 48MP quad rear cameras, a 32MP selfie camera, and 4,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging. Galaxy A71 will have a larger 6.7-inch Full HD+ display, 64MP quad rear camera, 32MP selfie camera, 4,500mAh battery and 25W fast charging support.

Realme X50

The company has finally confirmed its first-ever 5G smartphone, the Realme X50. It’s launching in China on January 7, and the Realme 5G phone will also launch in India once the 5G infrastructure is ready in the country. The company has officially announced the 5G Realme smartphone, and it’s going to be called Realme X50.

Realme 5G phone aka Realme X50 will support dual-mode NSA and SA 5G network, confirmed by Realme CMO Xu Qi Chase in a Weibo post.

Honor 9X

Honor 9X may finally land in the country soon, probably by the end of January. The devices are in line with the Honor 20 series featuring the glass back in gradient colours with X-shaped patterns. Honor 9X features an all-screen no-notch display with a 6.59-inch OLED display on top.

Both the Honor 9X smartphones are powered by the new flagship Kirin 810 chipset, based on an 7nm process. Honor 9X offers a dual camera setup featuring a 48MP primary camera coupled with a 2MP depth sensor.

Realme 5i

The new Realme 5i is going to be the fourth smartphone in the Realme 5 series inheriting features from the earlier smartphones. Starting with the design, the upcoming Realme 5i is going to have a similar build as the Realme 5. Upfront, Realme 5i has similar thin bezels on sides with a thick chin down under. On top, 5i will sport a water drop notch featuring the front camera.

Realme 5i will come with a large 6.52-inch HD+ display running on the same Snapdragon 665 SoC with Adreno 610 GPU. Realme 5i will be available in two models with upto 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage. 

OnePlus Concept One

The new leaks hint at the OnePlus Concept One being released this month. Unlike the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro, the OnePlus Concept One would come with futuristic technology. OnePlus is said to unveil the smartphone at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. OnePlus calls it the OnePlus Concept One with a “sneak peek into the future look of smartphones.” 

Some of the rumours suggest a folding smartphone, but nothing much is out to confirm the rife. There have been leaks about the OnePlus foldable smartphone, and we need to wait to see what’s in the box.

Realme C3

Successor to the much successful Realme C2 is expected in January. Realme C3 listing came with model number ‘RMX1941′ with support for LTE. Realme C3 were listed by Sinoppel Device Pte. Ltd, local office of Oppo Mobiles. With the listing at Singapore’s IMDA, Realme C3 is expected to hit the market very soon.

Realme is expected to unveil two new budget phones in January 2020, the Realme C3 and the Realme 5i.