Weekly Trending Smartphones: Realme 6i, OnePlus 8, Honor 9X, Redmi K30 5G, Galaxy S10 Lite, Note 10 Lite, OnePlus Concept One

OnePlus 8 has been certified by BIS, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), hinting at an Indian launch in a few months. OnePlus 8 Pro was recently spotted on Geekbench, and hence the latest OnePlus 8 series will hit the markets.

OnePlus Concept One will use the latest technology to hide the rear cameras when it’s not in use. 

The Redmi K30 5G India launch is tipped to happen soon. The affordable 5G smartphone by Redmi has been spotted on Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in India. There is no certification spotted for the 4G variant of Redmi K30 on the BIS site.

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

Realme 6i

Realme 6i has been certified on Singapore’s IMDA (Infocomm Media Development Authority). Realme 6i is either in the making, or has already been certified. The company is known to bring in successors in quick succession, and hence Realme 6i will soon launch in a few months after Realme 6 and Realme 6 Pro are unveiled.

As other Realme i smartphones, the Realme 6i is going to be toned down Realme series smartphones with some inferior specs. Coming to Realme 6i specs, Realme 6i will be a toned-down version of the upcoming Realme 6.

OnePlus 8

OnePlus 8 has been certified in India by BIS, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), hinting at an Indian launch in a few months. OnePlus 8 BIS certification confirms that the smartphone is ready to be launched. The certification doesn’t reveal anything else, but the earlier live photos of OnePlus 8 revealed a new punch hole display on top. OnePlus 8 will feature a curved 90Hz panel with the rear cameras stacked vertically. 

OnePlus 8 will have a dual-curved screen design with a capsule shaped dual-punch-hole camera on the top-right side. The dual front camera will stay on the side of the notification bar at the top.

Redmi K30 5G

The Redmi K30 5G India launch is tipped to happen soon. The affordable 5G smartphone by Redmi has been spotted on Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in India. Do note, this is the 5G variant, and not only the 4G model. The BIS certification of Redmi K30 hints at an imminent launch in India.  Earlier it was being predicted that the 4G variant of Redmi K30 will come to India.  

Redmi K30 5G smartphone was spotted with the model number M2001G7AI on Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) site. There is no certification spotted for the 4G variant of Redmi K30 on the BIS site.

Honor 9X

Currently the most affordable pop-up sensor smartphone in the country, Honor 9X features a 6.59-inch LCD display running on the new Kirin 710F SoC chipset. Honor 9X sports a triple camera set-up at the back consisting of a 48-megapixel primary lens with an f/1.8 aperture and AIS Super Night mode support coupled with a secondary 2-megapixel secondary 120-degree field of view and a tertiary 8-megapixel lens.

Upfront, Honor 9X features a 16-megapixel selfie camera inside the pop up sensor. The smartphone is backed by a 4,000mAh battery with support for fast charging, starting at Rs 13,999.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite and Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite have a lot in common. Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite comes with bezel-less 6.7-inch Infinity-O displays offering Full HD+ resolution. Galaxy Note 10 Lite will come with Exynos 9820 SoC, 8GB RAM, 128GB, 48MP triple cameras, a 4,500mAh battery and 45W Super Fast Charging.

Galaxy Note 10 Lite feature a 12-megapixel f/2.2 ultra-wide lens, a 12-megapixel f/1.7 wide-angle lens with dual-pixel technology, OIS and a 12-megapixel f/2.4 telephoto lens featuring OIS.

Samsung Rollable Phone

A new news is our claiming Samsung Rollable phone to be in the making. The prototype was only shared with a handful of people, and the Samsung Rollable Phone is expected soon. As the folding display folded, the rollable phone will have the display expand.

The rollable display will come with the same material used for the original Galaxy Fold.

So, the Samsung Rollable Phone will feature a plastic screen similar to the Galaxy Fold. It has an expanding button on the side of the chassis, and it will make the standard 6-inch display unroll to a larger 8-inch screen.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite

In India, both the upcoming Samsung smartphones will come with the same chip. Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite will be powered by in-house Exynos 8895 chipset with 6GB or 8GB RAM with 128GB storage. Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite house a 4,500mAh with support for super-fast charging.

They have different camera setups where Galaxy S10 Lite feature a 5-megapixel f/2.4 macro lens, a 48-megapixel f/2.0 wide-angle lens with Super Steady OIS and a 12-megapixel f/2.2 ultra-wide with a 123-degree angle lens.

OnePlus Concept One

The company has unveiled the invisible camera technology at the CES 2020 in Las Vegas. It’s a prototype called Concept One, a budding technology for future OnePlus devices. OnePlus Concept One will use the latest technology to hide the rear cameras when it’s not in use.  OnePlus have derived the invisible camera technology from and Boeing.

Yeah, the same McLaren who makes supercars and Boeing, the leader aircraft manufacturer. For the fact, OnePlus launches a special McLaren edition device every year.