Buying Guide: Smartphones to buy in February 2018

Decide which smartphone you will buy this month from our buying guide below.

| Updated: Thursday, February 1, 2018, 15:53 [IST]

If you are looking forward to buy a new smartphone, there are a plethora of choices out there for you that will leave you confused. If the budget is not an issue for you, then you will be spoilt for choice as you have to zero in on a suitable device from the lot available in the market. This is where, you might be hunting for the best smartphones that you can buy so that there is a great value for the money you spend on the purchase.

Buying Guide: Smartphones to buy in February 2018

Given that the Union Budget 2018 was announced, the mobile phones are soon to get an increase in the custom duty. This will increase the overall pricing of the smartphones thereby making you spend more to buy your favorite phone. So, this is the right time to buy the device that you always wanted to.

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Here is a GizBot buying guide that will suggest the best smartphones those are available in the market right now. You can take a look at the smartphones listed below and choose the one that will suit your requirement before the Budget 2018 changes are implemented.

Honor 7X

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Key Specs

5.93-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor (4 xA53 at 2.36GHz + 4 x A53 at 1.7GHz) with MaliT830-MP2 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB / 64GB / 128GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.1
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
16MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3340mAh battery (typical) / 3240mAh (minimum) battery

Apple iPhone X

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Key Specs

5.8 Inch SuperRetina OLED Display With 3D Touch
Hex-Core Apple A11 Bionic Processor
3GB RAM With 64/256GB ROM
Force Touch Technology
Dual 12MP ISight Camera With OIS
7MP Front Facing Camera
Face ID
Bluetooth 5.0
LTE Support
Water & Dust Resistant
Animoji

Motorola Moto X4

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Key Specs

5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD LTPS IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
2.2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 508 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storge
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
12MP primary camera and 8MP ultra-wide angle secondary camera
16MP Front-facing camer
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery with Turbo Charging

OnePlus 5T

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Key Specs

6.01-inch (2106 ×1080 pixels) Full HD+ Optic AMOLED 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 5 display, sRGB, DCI-P3 color coverage
2.45GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 64-bit 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB storage
8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) internal storage
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Oxygen OS 4.7, Upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera with dual LED Flash and secondary 20MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with Dash Charge (5V 4A)

Lenovo K8 Note

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Key Specs

5.5 Inch FHD IPS Touchscreen Display
2.3 GHz Helio X23 Deca Core Processor
3GB/4GB RAM With 32GB/64GB ROM
Dual SIM
13MP Primary Sensor + 5MP Depth Sensor Camera
13MP Selife Camera With Party Flash
4G VoLTE/WiFi/Bluetooth
Fingerprint Sensor
Dolby Atm

Google Pixel 2

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Key Specs

5 inch FHD AMOLED Display
2.35GHz Snapdragon 835 Octa-Core Processor
4GB RAM With 64/128 ROM
12.2MP Camera With LED Flash
8MP Front Camera
Single Nano Sim
USB Type-C
4G VoLTE/NFC/Bluetooth 5.0
2700mAh Battery

Xiaomi Mi A1

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Key Specs

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
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
4G VoLTE
3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery

Oppo F5

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Key Specs

6-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) 18:9 FHD+ full-screen 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2.5GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P23 16nm processor with 800MHz ARM Mali G71 MP2 GPU
4GB RAM with 32GB storage
6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.1 (Nougat) with ColorOS 3.2
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.8 aperture
20MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3200mAh built-in battery

Oppo A83

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Key Specs

5.7 Inch HD+ IPS Touch Screen Display
2.5GHz Octa-Core Helio P23 Processor
3GB RAM With 32GB ROM
Dual SIM
13MP Camera With LED Flash
8MP Selfie Camera
Fingerprint
4G VoLTE/WiFi
Bluetooth 4.2
3180 MAh Battery

Nokia 6

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Key Specs

5.5 Inch FHD IPS Display
1.2 GHz Snapdragon 430 Octa-Core Processor
3GB RAM With 32GB ROM
Dual Speaker
Dual SIM
16MP Rear Camera With Dual Tone LED Flash
8MP Front Camera
4G VoLTE/WiFi
Dolby Digital
3000mAh Battery

Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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Key Specs

5.5 Inch Retina HD Display With 3D Touch
Hexa-Core Apple A11 Bionic Processor
3GB RAM With 64/256GB ROM
Force Touch Technology
Dual 12MP ISight Camera With OIS
7MP Front Facing Camera
Touch ID
Bluetooth 5.0
LTE Support
Water And Dust Resistance

Lenovo K8 Plus

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Key Specs

5.2 Inch FHD IPS Touchscreen Display
2.6GHz Helio P25 Octa Core Processor
3GB RAM With 32GB ROM
Dual SIM
13MP Primary Sensor + 5MP Depth Sensor Camera
8MP Selife Camera With Flash
4G VoLTE/WiFi/Bluetooth
Fingerprint Sensor
4000mAh Battery

Motorola Moto G5S Plus

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Key Specs

5.5 Inch FHD Display
2.0GHz Snapdragon 625 Octa-Core Processor
4GB RAM With 64GB ROM
Dual 13MP Rear Camera With Dual Tone LED Flash
8 MP Front Camera
VoLTE/WiFi
Fingerprint Sensor
Bluetooth 4.2
Water Repellent Coating
Turbo Charging
3000 MAh Battery

Vivo V7 Plus

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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
64GB 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 with LED flash
4G VoLTE
3225mAh built-in battery

Samsung Galaxy On Max

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Key Specs

5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD TFT IPS 2.5D curved glass display
MediaTek Helio P25 Lite Octa-Core (2.39GHz + 1.69GHz) 64-bit 16nm processor with ARM Mali T880 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB internal memory
expandable up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
Samsung Pay Mini
13MP rear camera with LED flash
13MP front camera with LED flash
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy J7 Max

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Key Specs

5.7 Inch Full HD Display
1.6GHz MediaTek Helio P20 Octa-Core Processor
4GB RAM With 32GB ROM
Dual Nano SIM
13MP Camera With LED Flash
13MP Front Camera With LED Flash
4G LTE/WiFi
Samsung Pay Mini
Bluetooth 4.1
3300mAh Battery

Motorola Moto E4 Plus

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Key Specs

5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D curved glass display
1.3 GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor with 650MHz Mali T720 MP1 GPU
3GBRAM
32GB internal memory
expandable memory with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
13MP auto focus rear camera with LED Flash
5MP fixed focus front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
5000mAh built-in battery with 10W rapid charging

Honor 9 Lite

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Key Specs

5.65-Inch Full HD+ 18:9 Display
2.36GHz Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 659 Processor
3GB RAM/32GB ROM And 4GB RAM With 64GB ROM
13 MP + 2MP Rear Camera With LED Flash
13MP + 2MP Front Facing Camera
Hybrid Dual SIM
4G/WiFi/Bluetooth 4.2
3000 MAh Battery

Nokia 8

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Key Specs

5.3-inch (2560×1440 pixels) Quad HD LCD display at 554ppi pixel density, sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, 700 nits brightness
Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
4GB DDR4X RAM, 64GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android O
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
13MP (Colour) primary camera with OIS + 13MP (Mono)
13MP auto focus front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3090mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus 2018

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Key Specs

6-inch (1080×2220 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED display
Octa-Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.6GHz Hexa) Exynos 7885 14nm processor with Mali-G71 GPU
6GB RAM with 64GB storage
4GB RAM with 32GB storage
expandable up to 256GB via micro SD card
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture
16MP front camera and secondary 8MP camera with f/1.9 aperture
4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery with adaptive fast charging

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

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Key Specs

6.3 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9/Snapdragon 835 Processor
6GB RAM With 64/128/256GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Hybrid SIM
Dual 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
USB 3.1
3300 MAh Battery

HTC U11

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Key Specs

5.5-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD Super LCD 5 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2.45GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB RAM
128GB storage (UFS 2.1)
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with HTC Sense UI, HTC Edge Sense,HTC Sense Companion
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP HTC UltraPixel 3 rear camera
16MP front-facing camera
Water and dust resistant (IP67)
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0

Samsung Galaxy S8

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Key Specs

5.8 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9/Snapdragon 835 Processor
4/6GB RAM With 64/128GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
3000 MAh Battery

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

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Key Specs

6.2 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9/Snapdragon 835 Processor
4/6GB RAM With 64/128GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
3500 MAh Battery

Honor V10 (View 10)

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Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 FullView display
Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 970 (4 x 2.4 GHz A73+ 4 x 1.8 GHz A53) 10nm processor + i7 co-processor, Mali-G72 MP12 GPU
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
6GB RAM
64GB /128GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0
Hybird Dual SIM (nano SIM + nano SIM / microSD)
16MP (RGB) + 20MP (Monochrome) Dual rear cameras
13MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
4G VoLTE
3750mAh (typical) / 3650mAh (minimum) battery with fast charging

LG V30 Plus

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Key Specs

6-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) QHD+ OLED display with a 18:9 aspect ratio, 538 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM
128GB (UFS 2.0) internal memory
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with LG UX 6.0+
Hybrid Dual SIM
16MP rear camera and 13MP secondary camera
5MP front camera
4G VoLTE
3,300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Wireless charging