7 Latest smartphones with IR Blaster to buy in India

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IR blaster or Infrared blaster is a component that uses infrared to transmit instructions to the other devices. The infrared light emitted by the IR blaster has a specific code or pattern for various devices and the device will receive the signal and recognize the pattern so that it can function accordingly. This is a very useful component when it comes to the current world scenario as there are many appliances and equipment those require separate remotes to operate them.

7 Latest smartphones with IR Blaster to buy in India

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Many smartphones feature an integrated IR blaster and an app to control the other devices. Also, there are some third-party apps that can be downloaded on your phone and used to get the same benefit.

Today, we have come up with some of the latest smartphones those have the IR blaster in them so that these can be doubled as remote controls those can control the other devices.

Xiaomi Mi A1

Buy At Price of Rs 13,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass LTPS display, 450nit brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass protection
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with 650MHz Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB storage (eMMC 5.0)
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)
12MP rear camera and secondary 12MP camera
5MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
4G VoLTE
3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery

LG G6

Buy At Price of Rs 32,990
Key Features

5.7-inch (1440 × 2880 pixels) QHD+ LCD display with a 18:9 aspect ratio, 564 PPI
Quad-core Snapdragon 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM, 32GB / 64GB (UFS 2.0) internal memory
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with LG UX 6.0, Google Assistant
13MP dual rear cameras and secondary rear camera with 125-degree lens
5MP front camera with 100-degree wide-angle lens
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
Water, dust resistant (IP68)
4G LTE
3300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

InFocus Epic 1

Buy At Price of Rs 10,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD LTPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
Deca-Core MediaTek Helio X20 (MT6797) processor (Dual-A72 2.0GHz + Quad-A53 1.9GHz + Quad-A53 1.4GHz) with Mali-T880MP4 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with InLife UI 2.0
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
8MP front-facing camera,
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
4G VoLTE
3000mAh Battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

Buy At Price of Rs 8,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display, up to 72% NTSC color gamut, 1000:1 contrast ratio
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with Adreno 506 GPU
2GB / 3GB RAM with 32GB storage (eMMC 5.0) / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage (eMMC 5.0)
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)
13MP rear camera with PDAF
5MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (minimum) / 4100mAh (typical) battery

Redmi 4A

Buy At Price of Rs 5,999
Key Features

5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with 1000:1 contrast ratio, 72% NTSC color gamut
1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 processor with 500MHz Adreno 308 GPU
2GB RAM with 16GB storage / 3GB RAM with 32GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano / microSD)
13MP rear camera with PDAF
5MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture
Infrared sensor
4G VoLTE
3030mAh (minimum) / 3120mAh (typical)

Huawei Honor 8 Pro

Buy At Price of Rs 29,999
Key Features

5.7-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD LTPS 2.5D curved glass display, 515 PPI
Octa-Core 4 x CortexA53 (1.8GHz) + 4 x ARTEMIS (2.4GHz) Kirin 960 processor with Mali G71 Octa-core GPU
6GB RAM
64GB internal storage storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Emotion UI 5.1
Hybird Dual SIM (nano SIM + nano SIM / microSD)
12MP (Monochrome) + 12MP (RGB) Dual rear cameras
8MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
4G LTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery with fast charging

Xiaomi Mi Max 2

Buy At Price of Rs 15,980
Key Features

6.44-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS 2.5D curved glass display with 450nits brightness
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB storage, expandable memory with microSD
MIUI 8 based on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD)
12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF, f/2.2 aperture, Sony IMX386 sensor, 1.25μm pixel size
5MP front-facing camera with 85-degree wide-angle lens, f/2.0 aperture
Fingerprint sensor, infrared sensor
4G VoLTE
5300mAh (typical) / 5200mAh (minimum) battery with Quick Charge 3.0