Weekly Trending Smartphones: Realme 8, Realme C12, Realme C15, Realme 8 Pro, Mi 10i, Pixel 4A, Poco C3, Realme X3 Pro, Redmi K40

By Vishal Aaditya Kundu Last updated Aug 18, 2020

Popular Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station on Twitter claimed that the upcoming unnamed Realme series will come with a standard version with 4,300mAh battery and a flagship model packing in a larger 4,500mAh battery. Both the Realme phones will come with 65W fast charging support.

Weekly Trending Smartphones: Realme 8, Realme C12, Realme C15, Realme 8 Pro, Mi 10i, Pixel 4A, OnePlus Nord, Realme X3 Pro, Redmi K40

Google Pixel 4a India launch will happen either in September or October.

Mi Note 10 Lite may launch in India as Mi 10i. Xiaomi is found to be working on a new smartphone especially for the Indian market with the codename “tocoin”. The device has been spotted in the June 2020 code, hence Mi 10i India launch could be imminent.

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

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Realme 8, Realme 8 Pro

The TENAA listing reveals a dual-cell battery with a total capacity of 4,300mAh. The unnamed Realme device has been tipped to be the standard Realme 8 device. The Realme device will come with a 6.43-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display with a hole-punch design, an octa-core SoC, up to 8GB of RAM and a quad rear camera setup.

The expected Realme 8 smartphone will include a 64-megapixel primary sensor inside the quad camera system and a 32-megapixel selfie camera upfront. The second model in the series Realme RMX2121 is said to be Realme 8 Pro. The device also surfaced on TENAA with a dual-cell battery. The tipped Realme 8 Pro will similarly have a quad rear camera setup and an in-display fingerprint sensor. The leaked Realme phone will include a White glossy finish colour variant.

Realme C12

Realme C12 and Realme C15 India launch is scheduled on August 18. Both Realme C12 and Realme C15 are expected to be affordable smartphones and will probably be priced under Rs 10,000. Realme C12 price in India may start at Rs 7,999 or Rs 8,499 for the base model. Realme C12 was also spotted being certified by NBTC with 10W charging support. Not much is out about Realme C12 presently, but the device is said to pack a 6,000mAh battery, confirmed by the company.

Realme C12 will make its global debut in India. Realme C12 will directly succeed Realme C11 in the budget category and Realme C15 will be launched in the mid-budget section.

Realme C15

Realme is also gearing up to launch the next Realme C series device, the Realme C15 smartphone in Indonesia. The leaked Realme C15 specs confirm a 6,000mAh battery, 18W fast charging support and mid-range specs. Realme C15 will feature a fingerprint sensor at the back with a quad camera system inside a square-shaped module on the rear side. Upfront, the phone display will feature a water drop notch with thin bezels.

Realme C15 will succeed the recently unveiled Realme C11 smartphone. The device will house a massive 6,000mAh battery witn 18W fast charging support. The device will ship with Android 10-based Realme UI. Realme C15 price is expected to start at around Rs 10,000.

Google Pixel 4a

Google Pixel 4a India launch will happen either in September or October. It’s a great phone on budget, and the latest Google Pixel 4a can take on the likes of OnePlus Nord, iPhone SE 2020, Redmi K20 Pro and Realme X3 SuperZoom in the country in the sub-30,000 budget segment. Pixel 4a in India may cost Rs 29,999. Pixel 4a will come to India by the fall.

Google Pixel 4A features a 5.81-inch Full HD+ OLED display with a punch-hole.

Pixel 4A is powered by the mid-range Qualcomm chip, Snapdragon 730 SoC. At the back, the Google midrange smartphone will feature a single camera at the back, a 12.2-megapixel rear shooter.

There will be an 8-megapixel front-facing camera paired. The system will come with upto 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage. Pixel 4A will have eSIM support. The device will house a 3,080mAh battery with 18W fast charging support.

Realme C15

Poco C3

Poco C3 will come as a rebranded Redmi 9C under 10,000 in India. Poco will launch the recently unveiled Redmi 9C as a new rebranded Poco C3 in India. After being certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and TÜV Rheinland, Bluetooth SIG certification confirms the device will be called Poco C3. Xiaomi recently unveiled Redmi 9C at the Global Ecosystem Product Event. The device was first launched in Malaysia.

As spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and TÜV Rheinland, the upcoming Poco C3 is seen with model number M2006C3MI, the same model number as Redmi 9C. It was just unveiled globally by Xiaomi in Europe at the Global Ecosystem Product Event.

Mi Note 10 Lite / Mi 10i

Mi Note 10 Lite may launch in India as Mi 10i. Yes, that’s what the recent leak says. Tipped by XDA, it has been found that Xiaomi is working on a new smartphone especially for the Indian market with the codename “tocoin”. The device has been spotted in the June 2020 code, hence Mi 10i India launch could be imminent. Mi Note 10 Lite was unveiled in China in late April alongside Redmi Note 9. The company unveiled the latter recently, and now it’s time for Mi 10i.

Mi Note 10 Lite is a camera-centric value-for-money device offering a 64MP quad-camera setup backed by premium features. Mi Note 10 Lite in India will be rebranded as Mi 10i. The company will place Mi 10i as a spiritual successor to the Redmi K20 in the sub-20,000 segment.

OnePlus Nord

OnePlus Nord has been unveiled in India starting at Rs 24,999 featuring a 90Hz display sporting a touch sampling rate of 180Hz. OnePlus Nord is powered by mid-range Qualcomm 5G chip, the Snapdragon 765G with 12GB RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB internal storage. The device will run on Android 10 out of the box with OxygenOS. In terms of optics, OnePlus Nord will come with a quad-camera set-up featuring a 48-megapixel Sony IMX 586 main sensor with an f/1.75 lens with Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) + Electronic Image Stabilisation (EIS) support.

The setup will further include a 8-megapixel ultrawide lens with 119 field-of-view (FOV), a 5-megapixel macro lens with an f/2.4 aperture, and 2-megapixel depth sensor unit. Upfront, the OnePlus Nord will have a 16-megapixel Sony IMX471 sensor, the whole system backed by a 4,115mAh battery with 30W fast charging support.

Redmi K40

Redmi K40 leaked online alongside Xiaomi 120W charger. The leaked details reveal Redmi K40 with MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ chipset, 120Hz LCD display and 4,500mAh battery. Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station on Weibo leaked out the details hinted at the device being Redmi K40. It was previously spotted with 33W fast charging support on China’s 3C certification site. Redmi K30 was unveiled last year, while the upcoming Redmi K40 could be Poco X3 in India.

Poco X3 could be a remodelled Redmi K40 as well. The new smartphone spotted online could be Redmi K40 as more details are being revealed. The 120W charger from Xiaomi will become the fastest charging technology available commercially.

Realme X3 Pro

The company CEO Madhav Sheth teased a “big announcement” at the upcoming IFA 2020, expected to be Realme X3 Pro. The company recently announced the 125W UltraDART fast charging technology, and Realme X3 Pro could become the first device to come with the latest charging solution. The device may feature the upcoming 108MP camera sensor from Samsung, the HM2 108MP lens as their primary sensor. Realme X3 Pro will replace Realme X2 Pro in the entry-premium category.

Realme X3 Pro will have Snapdragon 865 or Snapdragon 865 Plus powering it with support for 65W Dark super fast charging technology. As the X3 series, the Realme X3 Pro series may have two variants as well.

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