Best Smartphones launched in July 2018: Oppo Find X, BlackBerry Key2, Vivo NEX, Honor 9N and more

| Updated: Thursday, August 2, 2018, 12:20 [IST]

Another month has passed by, and like every other month, we witnessed a lot of exciting smartphone launch in India in July 2018. However, this month, we saw way more unique smartphones getting launched in India like Vivo Nex and Oppo Find X. In addition, this month also witnessed the launch of Asus Zenfone 5Z which is the most affordable smartphone to run on the top-end Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC.

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Like the above-mentioned devices, there are some more devices that we have mentioned in our list. These smartphones offer the newest innovations in mobile technology.

These phones range from flagship devices to budget offerings and thus every kind of buyer can have something better in their hands. More importantly, these handsets also feature the latest mobile hardware and software, which will make your investment much better.

Here's a list of few top-of-the-line smartphones launched in India in July 2018.

Oppo Find X

Best Price of Oppo Find X
Key Specs

6.42-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 19:5:9 aspect ratio Panoramic Arc display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2.5GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
8GB RAM, 256GB storage
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with ColorOS 5.1
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera and secondary 20MP rear camera
25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
4G VoLTE
3,730mAh (typical) / 3645mAh (minimum) battery

Vivo NEX

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Key Specs

6.59-inch (2316×1080 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED 19.3:9 aspect ratio display, DCI-P3 color gamut
2.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 845 64-bit 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU (NEX S) / Octa-Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.2GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) with Adreno 616 GPU (NEX A)
8GB with 256GB / 128GB storage (NEX S), 6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage (NEX A)
Dual SIM
Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
12MP Dual PD rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
8MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging

Huawei Nova 3i

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Key Specs

6.3-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display, 85% NTSC Color Gamut
Octa-Core Kirin 710 12nm with ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU
4GB RAM
128GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.2
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
16MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP rear camera
24MP front-facing camera and secondary 2MP camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3340mAh (typical) / 3240mAh (minimum) battery

Honor 9N

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Key Specs

5.84-inch (1080 x 2280 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor with MaliT830-MP2 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage
4GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
13MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (Minimum) battery

Mi A2

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Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with 1500:1 Contrast ratio
Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 32GB / 64GB (eMMC 5.1) storage
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (eMMC 5.1) storage
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
12MP rear camera and 20MP secondary camera
20MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3010mAh (typical) / 2910mAh (minimum) battery

JioPhone 2

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Key Specs

2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixels) QVGA display
QWERTY hardware keyboard and 4-way nav bar
512 MB RAM
4GB internal storage
expandable memory with microSD
KAI OS
Dual SIM
2MP rear camera
0.3MP (VGA) front camera
4G VoLTE
2000mAh battery

Huawei Nova 3

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Key Specs

6.3-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 3D curved glass display, 85% NTSC Color Gamut
Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 970 with 10nm processor with Mali-G72 MP12 GPU, i7 co-processor, NPU, GPU Turbo
6GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.2
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
16MP rear camera and secondary 24MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture
24MP front-facing camera and secondary 2-megapixel camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3750mAh (typical) / 3650mAh (minimum) battery with fast charging

Motorola Moto E5 Plus

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Key Specs

6-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 IPS display
1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform with Adreno 308 GPU / 1.4GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
2GB RAM with 16GB internal storage / 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
12MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
5000mAh battery with fast charging

BlackBerry Key2

Best Price of BlackBerry Key2
Key Specs

4.5-inch (1620 x 1080 pixels) 3:2 display with 433 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU
6GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
4-row Physical QWERTY backlit keyboard with capacitive touch
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Hybrid dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP rear camera and 12MP secondary rear camera
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3360mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Asus Zenfone 5Z

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Key Specs

6.2-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass Super IPS display
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB / 128GB storage
8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 256GB storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with ZenUI 5.0, upgradable to Android P
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) with Dual VoLTE
12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash and secondary 8MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging and AI charging

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1

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Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
6GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh battery

Nokia 3.1 (Nokia 3 2018)

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Key Specs

5.2-inch (720 x 1440 pixels) HD+ 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750N (4 x 1.5GHz A53 + 4 x 1.0GHz A53) processor with Mali T860 GPU
2GB RAM with 16GB internal memory / 3GB RAM with 32GB (eMMC 5.1) internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) OS, upgradable to Android P
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
2990mAh battery

Oppo A3s

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Key Specs

6.2-inch (1520 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
ColorOS 5.1 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
13MP rear camera andsecondary 2MP camera with f/2.4 aperture
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4230mAh (typical) / 4100mAh (minimum) built-in battery

Samsung Galaxy J8 2018

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Key Specs

6-inch (1480 x 720 pixels) HD+ Super AMOLED 18.5: 9 Infinity 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera with f/1.9 aperture
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery

Sony Xperia XZ2

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Key Specs

5.7-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) 18:9 Triluminos HDR Display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 400GB via microSD card
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Single / Dual SIM
Water Resistant (IP65/IP68)
19MP rear camera
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3180mAh Battery with Qnovo Adaptive Charging technology

Vivo Z10

Best Price of Vivo Z10
Key Specs

5.99-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Funtouch OS 3.2 based on Android 7.1.2 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with LED flash
24MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3225mAh built-in battery