Week 12, 2021 Launch Roundup: LAVA Magnum XL, Samsung Galaxy A52, Micromax IN 1, iQOO Neo 5 5G And More

| Published: Saturday, March 20, 2021, 16:17 [IST]

Technology brands have been consistent in terms of product launches right from the beginning of this year. We have seen several new devices in the smartphones and accessories markets. Lava, the homegrown smartphone brand launched new tablets called Magnum XL, Aura, and Ivory designed for students. Samsung has also unveiled much anticipated Galaxy A52 and the Galaxy A72 smartphones in the country. Now you might be wondering why are we speaking about the new product launches.

Well, we have been compiling a launch round-up of smartphone and other digital accessories every week. This article is a Week 12 launch round-up. The list includes several new devices from brands such as Samsung, Xiaomi, Micromax, HTC, and others. Take a look:

Lava Magnum XL

Key Specs

10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with 390 nits brightness
2GHz quad-core MediaTek processor
2GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB
Android 10
5MP autofocus rear camera with LED flash
2MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM
4G (with voice calling)
6100mAh battery

Lava Aura

Key Specs

8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with 390 nits brightness
2GHz quad-core MediaTek processor
2GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB
Android 10
8MP autofocus rear camera with LED flash
5MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM
4G (with voice calling)
5100mAh battery

Lava Ivory

Key Specs

7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with 390 nits brightness
1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB
Android 10
5MP autofocus rear camera
2MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM
4G (with voice calling)
4100mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy A52

Key Specs

6.5-inch FHD+ (1080×2400 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display with 90Hz (4G) / 120Hz (5G) refresh rate, up to 800 nits brightness
Octa Core Snapdragon 720G 8nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 618 GPU
6GB / 8GB RAM, 128GB internal storage
expandable up to 1TB via micro SD card
Android 11 with Samsung One UI 3.1
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
64MP rear camera + 12MP + 5MP + 5MP Rear Camera
32MP front camera
5G SA / NSA (A52 5G), Dual 4G VoLTE
4500mAh battery

Galaxy A72

Key Specs

6.7-inch FHD+ (1080×2400 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display
Octa Core Snapdragon 720G 8nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 618 GPU
6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage / 8GB RAM with 256GB internal storage
expandable up to 1TB via micro SD card
Android 11 with Samsung One UI 3.1
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
64MP rear camera + 12MP + 8MP + 5MP Rear Camera
32MP front camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5,000mAh battery

Micromax IN 1

Key Specs

6.67-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) 20:9 Full HD+ display
Octa Core MediaTek Helio G80 12nm processor with ARM Mali-G52 2EEMC2 GPU
4GB LPPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (eMCP) storage / 6GB LPPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (eMCP) storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
Android 10, upgradable to Android 11
48MP rear camera + 2MP + 2MP Rear Camera
8MP front camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh battery

Sennheiser IE 300 in-ear headphones

Key Specs

Impedance: 16 Ω
Transducer principle: Single Dynamic Driver, Pressure Chamber
Sound pressure level (SPL): 124 dB (1 kHz / 1 Vrms)
Weight w/o cable: 4 g
Ear coupling: In-Ear
Cable length: 125 cm
Frequency response: 6 Hz - 20 kHz
THD: < 0,08 % (1 kHz, 94 dB SPL)

Redmi Smart TV X50, X55 and X65

Key Specs

50 / 55 / 65-inch (3840 × 2160 pixels) 4K display with 178-degree viewing angle, 92% DCPI-3 color gamut, Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, HLG, Reality Flow, Auto Low Latency Mode, 5ms response time
Quad core MediaTek MT9611 (A55) processor with Mali G52 MP2 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB storage
Android 10 with PatchWall
WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) (2×2 MIMO), Bluetooth 5.0, 3 x HDMI 2.1 with eARC, 2 x USB, Optical, AUX port, Ethernet
AV1, H.265, H.264, H.263, VP8/VP9. MPEG1/2 etc
Mi Voice remote
30W (15W x 2) speakers, Dolby Audio, DTS Virtual: X, Dolby Atmos pass through via e-ARC

iQOO Neo 5 5G

Key Specs

6.62-inch (2400×1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio screen
Octa Core with Snapdragon 870 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU
8GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage
8GB / 12GBLPDDR5 RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage
Android 11 with OriginOS
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
48MP camera + 13MP + 2MP Rear Camera
16MP front-facing camera
In-display fingerprint sensor
5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE
4,400mAh (Typical) battery

Croma Fire TV Edition Smart LED TV (32″ HD and 43″ FHD)

Key Specs

32-inch (1366×768 pixels) HD LED display with 178-degree viewing angle, 300 nits brightness, 8ms response time
43-inch (1920×1080 pixels) display with 178-degree viewing angle, 300 nits brightness, 8ms response time
1.5 GHz Quad-Core Amlogic Cortex A53 processor with Mali-450 Quad Core GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB storage
Fire OS 6.0 with Alexa support
Dual Band Wi-Fi Support (2.4 GHz & 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.0,2 x HDMI (1 has ARC), 2 x USB, Ethernet
20 Watts Stereo speakers, Dolby Audio & TruSurround

Croma Fire TV Edition Smart LED TV (43″, 50″ and 55″ Ultra HD)

Key Specs

43 / 50 / 55-inch (3840 x 2160 pixels) display with 178-degree viewing angle, 350 nits brightness, 9ms response time, HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision
1.95 GHz Quad-Core Amlogic Cortex A55 processor with Mali G31 MP2 GPU
1.5GB RAM, 8GB storage
Fire OS 7.0 with Alexa support
Dual Band Wi-Fi Support, Bluetooth 5.0, 3 x HDMI with ARC, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x Optical Audio Output, Ethernet
20 Watts Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital

HTC Wildfire E3

Key Specs

6.517-inch (1560 × 720 pixels) 19.5:9 display
2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) 12nm processor with 650MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU
4GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 10
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera + 8MP ultra-wide camera + 2MP + 2MP Rear Camera
13MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3950mAh (Minimum) built-in battery