The new year took off on a great start for smartphone lovers as they witnessed several new devices launched in India. Several brands like Lenovo, HTC, Coolpad, BlackBerry, Huawei and LeEco made their presence felt with some spectacular smartphones. We are summing up all the major releases in January 2016 that attracted smartphone lovers' attention.
Earlier this month, we covered the top smartphone releases in India till mid-January. In this article we are listing some of the most-talked-about devices that were launched during the second half of January 2016 along with their key specifications.
LeEco Le 1s
- Display: 5.5-inch Full HD display with 403ppi and Floating Glass 2.0
- Processor: 2.2GHz 64-bit octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 processor
- RAM: 3GB
- Storage: 32GB
- Camera: 13-megapixel rear-facing ISOCELL 5P Lens camera with Blue Glass IR filter, f/2.0 aperture, 0.09-second ultra-fast focus speed, PDAF and LED flash. Front camera has a 5MP sensor.
- Battery: 3,000mAh
- Software: Android 5.1 Lollipop based eUi
- Notable Add-ons: Metal unibody, fingerprint scanner, dual SIM, 4G and USB Type-C port,
- Price: Rs 10,999
Huawei Honor 5X
- Display: 5.5-inch Full HD display
- Processor: 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor
- RAM: 2GB
- Storage: 16GB, expandable up to 128GB
- Camera: 13MP primary camera with f/2.2 aperture, PDAF and SmartImage processor. Front camera has a 5MP sensor.
- Battery: 3,000mAh with Quick Charge 3.0
- Software: Android Lollipop based Emotion UI 3.1.
- Add-ons: Metal unibody, dual SIM, 4G and fingerprint scanner.
- Price: Rs 12,999
Huawei Holly 2
- Display: 5-inch HD display with 294ppi.
- Processor: 64-bit 1.3GHz MediaTek (MT6735P) quad-core CPU.
- RAM: 2GB
- Storage: 16GB, expandable up to 128GB
- Camera: 13.0-megapixel camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 2-tier AR film coating, 5 physical lens and 5MP front snapper.
- Battery: 4,000mAh with Quick Charge 3.0
- Software: Android 5.1 Lollipop based EMUI 3.1
- Add-ons: Dual SIM and 4G LTE support
- Price: Rs 8,499
BlackBerry Priv
- Display: 5.4-inch Quad HD Amoled display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4.
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 hexa-core processor (1.8GHz dual-core Cortex-A57, and 1.44GHz quad-core Cortex-A53)
- RAM: 3GB
- Storage: 32GB, expandable up to 2TB
- Camera: 18MP primary camera with dual LED flash, PDAF and 4K recording. The front camera has a 2MP sensor with HD video recording.
- Battery: 3,410mAh
- Software: Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
- Add-ons: Slider design with physical QWERTY keyboard and 4G LTE support
- Price: Rs 62,990
Oppo F1
- Display: 5-inch HD display with 2.5F Gorilla Glass 4 and 294ppi
- Processor: 64-bit class Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Octa-core (1.5Ghz ARM Cortex A53 quad-core + 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A53 quad-core) CPU.
- RAM: 3GB
- Storage: 16GB, expandable up to 128GB
- Camera: 13MP camera with f/2.2 aperture, LED flash and 8MP front snapper with f/2.0 aperture, ¼-inch sensor and Beautify v3.0 tool.
- Battery: 2,500mAh
- Software: Android 5.1 Lollipop based ColorOS 2.1 UI
- Add-ons: Full metal body, dual SIM, 4G LTE.
- Price: Rs 15,999
Oppo F1 Plus
- Display: 5.5-inch Full HD with 2.5F Gorilla Glass 4 and 401ppi
- Processor: 64-bit class Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Octa-core (1.5Ghz ARM Cortex A53 quad-core + 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A53 quad-core) CPU
- RAM: 4GB
- Storage: 32GB, expandable up to 128GB
- Camera: 13MP camera with f/2.2 aperture, LED flash. Front camera specs to be announced.
- Battery: Yet to be released
- Software: Android 5.1 Lollipop OS with ColorOS v2.1 UI
- Add-ons: Full metal, dual-SIM
- Price: Rs 26,990
Lenovo Vibe X3
- Display: 5.5-inch full HD with Gorilla Glass 3 shield
- Processor: 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Hexa-core
- RAM: 3GB
- Storage: 32GB/ 64GB expandable memory
- Camera: 21MP primary camera with BSI sensor, PDAF, 6 physical lens, f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash. Front camera has an 8MP back-illuminated lens.
- Battery: 3,600mAh
- Software: Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
- Add-ons: Fingerprint scanner, dual SIM, Hi-fi 23.0 sound system
- Price: Rs 19,999
Asus Zenfone Zoom
- Display: 5.5-inch Full-HD display, Gorilla Glass 4 and 403ppi.
- Processor: 64-bit class 2.5GHz Intel Atom Z3590 quad-core CPU
- RAM: 4GB
- Storage: 64GB / 128GB, expandable up to another 128GB
- Camera: 13MP primary camera with OIS, 3X optical zoom, 10-element Hoya lens, dual tone LED flash and 5MP advanced front camera.
- Battery: 3,000mAh
- Software: Android 5.0 Lollipop based ZenUI
- Add-ons: Full metal body and 4G support
- Price: Rs 37,999.
