Here is a list of the best smartphones in India that every gadget enthusiast should consider.
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Smartphones have become an integral part of our lives. As numerous companies are vying for the biggest pie of the smartphone industry, it gets difficult to pick a device that best suits your needs. If you are looking for a new phone that reflects your personality, settling for anything but the best is not an option. Here is a list of the best smartphones in India that every gadget enthusiast should consider:
Google has managed to launch one of the best performing smartphones - Pixel 2XL. The device is priced at Rs 73,000 (64GB) and Rs 82,000 (128GB). It comes with a 6-inch 18:9 p-OLED screen (2880 x 1440 pixels; 538 ppi) with Gorilla Glass 5 and runs on Android 8.0 Oreo. It is one of the few smartphones to have the latest Android P beta update. The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 64-bit Octa-Core Processor, and comes with 4GB of RAM (two storage options). For an amazing camera experience, it sports a 12.2MP f1.8 primary camera with OIS and 8MP f2.4 front camera. The unibody smartphone comes with a 3,520mAh battery.
At the lower end of the spectrum, the newly-launched OnePlus 6 rule the hearts of most Indians. Priced at Rs 34,999 (6GB + 64 GB) and Rs 39,999 (8GB + 128 GB), the smartphone comes with a 6.28-inch Optic AMOLED notch display (2280px x 1080px),and runs on OxygenOS (Android 8.1). It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor and 3,300 mAh non-removable battery.. OnePlus has shown improvement on the camera quality with the new device which sports a 16MP + 20MP rear camera with OIS and a 16MP selfie camera.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus is priced at Rs 73,000 (64GB) & Rs 86,000 (256GB) and comes with a 5.5 inch IPS LCD Retina display sporting a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, 401 ppi. The smartphone comes with 3GB of RAM. For the photography enthusiast, iPhone 8 Plus sports a dual 12MP rear camera (f1.8 with OIS + f2.8), 7MP (f2.2) front shooter. The device is powered by a 2691mAh non-removable battery, and runs on an Apple A 11 Bionic Hexacore processor.
Samsung Galaxy S9+ has been crowned the fastest performing and most-durable smartphones. The 64GB variant of the device is available at Rs 65,900 and 256GB at Rs 72,900. It comes with 6.2 inch Super AMOLED Display HDR10 with a resolution of 2960x1440 px and a pixel density of 531 ppi. Galaxy S9+ is powered by an Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 processor and comes with an expandable memory of up to 400GB. The device sports 12MP (f1.5 - f2.4) rear camera with dual OIS and an 8MP (f1.7) front camera. It is powered by a 3500mAh non-removable battery and supports fast charging.
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5. Honor V10 Honor's latest offering V10 is available at Rs 29,999/-. It sports a 5.99inch FHD + IPS LCD display with a resolution of 2160x1080 pixels translating into 403 ppi. The smartphone is powered by an Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 970 processor (2.36GHz Quad core + 1.8GHz Quad Core). V10 comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB inbuilt storage which is expandable up to 256GB. The device comes with (20MP + 16MP) dual rear cameras and 13MP front camera. The 3750mAh battery provides great battery life to the device which supports fast charging through USB-C type port.
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NEX is Vivo’s latest all-screen smartphone design.
They’ve announced two in the range already: NEX A and NEX S. NEX A has a Snapdragon 710 processor with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage while the NEX S has a Snapdragon 845, 8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage.
The other big difference is the fingerprint scanner: NEX A has a conventional one on the rear while NEX S has one under the display.
Both have a 6.59-inch super amoled displays with a screen to body ratio of 91.2% and 4,000mAh battery.
Since the front is dominated by the screen, Vivo has placed the 8MP front camera in a unique (motorised) pop-up mechanism.
On the back is a 12MP + 5MP dual camera setup with 4-axis optical image stabilisation.
(Image: www.vivo.com)
NEX is Vivo’s latest all-screen smartphone design.
They’ve announced two in the range already: NEX A and NEX S. NEX A has a Snapdragon 710 processor with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage while the NEX S ha..
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This amazing design from Oppo has an allscreen design — it has a 6.4-inch curved OLED screen with a screen-to-body ratio of 92.2%. Look around the phone and you won’t see a camera module or any sensors anywhere.
So where are the cameras? Everything is hidden in a motorised pop-up system that comes up when you’re unlocking the phone (face unlock) or when you launch the camera app.
Up front is a 25MP camera with iPhone X-style 3D facial scanning systems (dot projector, flood illuminator etc) while the rear has a dual 16 + 20MP camera setup.
Specifications include a Snapdragon 845 processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage and a 3,770mAh battery.
(Image: www.oppo.com)
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This is the world’s first, professional-grade, 360-degree, 3D, 8K, VR camera. It records true 3D video and captures still photos at 12k resolution. It’s also capable of automatically stitching images together for a 360 degree photo.
In terms of features, you get six-axis image stabilisation, HDR image/video capture, RAW format support, dual SD card slots for storage, HDMI output, Ethernet and WiFi.
The built-in artificial intelligence (AI) chip does object detection to ensure that your subject is always in focus. It also supports 3D VR live streaming on Facebook and YouTube.
The 4,800mAh battery inside gives you up to 60 minutes of continuous shooting. A companion app lets you preview and control the camera.
(Image: www.en.detu.com)
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TicPods Free are a new generation of wireless earbuds. To start, TicPods feature automatic in-ear detection — music pauses when you remove them and it resumes when you put them back. Next, it has intuitive touch controls for various actions.
With the TicPods, you don’t need to take out your smartphone — you can hear who’s calling and accept/reject the call, control music playback as well as activate your voice assistant. There is active noise cancellation plus noise isolation too. They’re IPX5 water resistant and come blue, orange or white.
Like most wireless earbuds, it comes with a charging carry case and total battery life is about 18 hours. These are also the only wireless earbuds that give you the option to buy a single earbud if you lose one of them.
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GoSho is an ultra-compact (just 3.5-inches square), cube-shaped DLP projector capable of a showing a 200-inch wide-screen display. It offers a brightness of 180 ANSI lumens, an 8,000:1 contrast ratio and can display up to 2k resolution.
For wired connectivity, it has HDMI input and a USB port. It also has built-in WiFi for streaming and support for Apple Airplay.
The 11,000mAh battery inside can deliver up to 4 hours of continuous play. What’s more, you can even pair it with Google Assistant or Alexa and control it via voice.
(Image: www.gosho-1byone.com)
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