Week 52, 2021 Launch Roundup: TECNO Spark 8 Pro, iQOO U5, Xiaomi 12 Pro, OPPO K9x, And More

| Published: Saturday, January 1, 2022, 18:53 [IST]

We just stepped into an all-new year and are gearing up to witness the announcements that will take place next week at the CES 2022. However, the tech brands have been launching new products and offerings even in the last week of 2021. Well, there have been numerous product announcements last week including smartphones, wearables, TWS earbuds and much more.

To mention a few, Xiaomi unveiled the much-awaited flagship smartphones in the Xiaomi 12 series and the MIUI 13 custom ROM as well. Besides this, we have announcements from Tecno, iQOO and Oppo among others. Having said that, here we have listed the launch roundup of the last week of 2021.

Noise ColorFit Caliber

Key Specs

Bluetooth
1.69 in Touch Display
Water Resistant, 1.5 m, IP68
Scratch Resistant
Heart Rate Monitor
SpO2 (Blood Oxygen) Monitor
Sleep Monitor, Calorie Count, Step Count
15 days Battery

TECNO Spark 8 Pro

Key Specs

6.8-inch (1080 x 2460 pixels) FHD+ Dot-in display
Octa Core MediaTek Helio G85 12nm processor with up to 1000MHz ARM Mali-G52 2EEMC2 GPU
4GB / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB internal storage / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB internal storage
Expandable with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
HiOS 7.6 based on Android 11
48MP (f/1.79 primary) + 2MP ( f/2.4 depth) + 2MP (f/2.0 AI Lens), Dual LED flash
8MP front-facing camera with dual LED flash
Dual 4G VoLTE
5,000 mAh battery

Xiaomi Buds 3

Key Specs

Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, AAC codec
Dual-magnetic dynamic drivers, Hi-Fi audio
Customized high-performance noise cancellation chip, two microphones for active noise cancellation (Air travel mode, office mode and daily mode) with a maximum noise reduction of 40dB.
Two Transparency modes enable users to listen to the ambient sounds in one click without taking off the headphones
Touch controls for music playback and launch voice assistant (Siri / Google Voice)
Dual-device intelligent quick connection to easily pair with mobile phones and laptops
Smart wear detection for autoplay and pause
Dust and water resistant (IP55)
4.6g lightweight earbuds; Case weight: 52g
7 hours with ANC off, 32h total battery life

Xiaomi Watch S1

Key Specs

1.43-inch (466 × 466pixels) AMOLED screen with Sapphire glass protection, Always-on display
Heart rate sensor (including blood oxygen), accelerometer sensor, gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor, air pressure sensor, ambient light sensor,
capacitive sensor for wear detection
Sleep tracking, Fitness tracking, 17 professional sports modes and 100 extended sports modes
Speaker and microphone for calling over Bluetooth and Xiaoai voice assistant
GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.2 to connect to devices running Android 6.0 and above; iOS 10 and above, NFC for payments
Water-resistant up to 50 meters (5 ATM)
470 mAh battery

Xiaomi 12 Pro

Key Specs

6.73-inch (3200 x 1440 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 20:9 HDR10 + display
Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno next-gen GPU
8GB LPPDDR5 RAM with 128GB / 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage / 12GB LPPDDR5 RAM 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
MIUI 13 based on Android 12
50MP + 50MP + 50MP Rear Camera
32MP front-facing camera
5G SA/NSA,Dual 4G VoLTE
4,600 mAh (Typical) battery

Xiaomi 12X

Key Specs

6.28-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 20:9 HDR10 + display
Octa Core (1 x 3.2GHz + 3 x 2.42GHz + 4 x 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 870 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU
8GB LPPDDR5 RAM with 128GB / 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage / 12GB LPPDDR5 RAM 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
MIUI 13 based on Android 11
50MP + 13MP + 5MP Rear Camera
32MP front-facing camera with 80.5 Fov
In-display fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
5G SA/NSA,Dual 4G VoLTE
4,500 mAh (Typical) battery

OPPO K9x

Key Specs

6.49-inch (2400×1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD 20:9 aspect ratio screen
Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 810 6nm processor with Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
6GB / 8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.2) storage / 8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 256GB (UFS 2.2) storage
Android 11 with ColorOS 11.1
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
64MP + 2MP + 2MP Rear Camera
16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE
5,000 mAh (Typical) battery

Fire-Boltt Almighty

Key Specs

1.39-inch (454 x 454 Pixels) AMOLED Always On display, Customisable Watch Faces
Bluetooth 5.0 to connect to Android and iOS devices
Bluetooth Calling: Answer and make calls with Bluetooth directly from your watch, Camera Control, Music Control
11 Sports Modes: Running, Treadmill, Climbing, Walking, Cycling, Spinning, Yoga, Football, Basketball, Badminton, Free training
Monitor Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Spo2 Oxygen Saturation
Track: Sleep, Steps, Calories, Distance
Water Resistant (IP67)
Up to 10 days battery life

Noise ColorFit Ultra 2

Key Specs

1.75-inch (368x 448 pixels) AMOLED screen with 100+ cloud-based and customizable watch faces
Bluetooth 5.1 to connect to iOS 10+ or Android 7 + devices
24×7 heart rate monitor, SpO2 monitoring
Distance, Sleep Monitoring, Stress monitor, Step tracker, Calories burned, Distance travelled, Activity history, Sleep monitor, Breathe, Caller name information, Call rejection, Find my phone, Walk reminder, Low Battery reminder, Remote music control, Remote camera control, StopwatchTimer, Alarm, Wake gesture, Vibration alert, Do not disturb mode, Smart DND, Calculator, Stocks, World clock
60+ Sports Modes
Water and dust resistant (IP68)
180 mAh battery