OPPO A83, Honor 9 Lite, HTC U11 EYEs, Galaxy Note8 and more: Week 3, 2018 launch round-up

Take a sneak peek at the launches those happened in the third week of 2018 in the smartphone world from here.

| Published: Saturday, January 20, 2018, 13:43 [IST]

The Indian market witnessed the launch of notable devices such as the Honor 9 Lite and Oppo A83 those were already official in the Chinese market in the third week of this year. Besides these launches, even the Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime and Karbonn Titanium Frames S7 were launched in the country in the same week. Apart from smartphones, a new India-based company came up with a feature phone called Viva V1 at a budget price point of Rs. 349.

The launches were not only restricted to the Indian market as a few global announcements also took place during the same time period. Some of the notable launches made globally in the last week include the special edition Samsung Galaxy Note 8 WOGLE and HTC U11 EYEs, the selfie-centric smartphone with dual front cameras.

Having said that, we have curated a list of launches those happened in the third week of 2018 in this weekly roundup. Take a look at the launches from below.

OPPO A83

Buy At Price of Rs 13,990
Key Features

5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) 18:9 HD+ full-screen 2.5D curved glass display
2.5GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P23 16nm processor with 800MHz ARM Mali G71 MP2 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1 (Nougat) with ColorOS 3.2
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture
8MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture
4G VoLTE
3180mAh (typical) / 3090mAh (minimum) battery

Samsung Galaxy Note8 2018 Winter Olympic Games Limited Edition

Buy At Price of Rs 67,900
Key Features

6.3-inch Quad HD+ (2960 × 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity display with 522ppi, 18.5:9 aspect ratio
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with Adreno 540 GPU / Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 8895 processor with Mali-G71 MP20 GPU
6GB LPDDR4 RAM with 64GB/128GB/256GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP Dual Pixel rear camera
secondary 12MP camera with telephoto lens
8MP auto focus front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with fast charging both on wired and wireless (WPC and PMA)

Karbonn Titanium Frames S7

Buy At Price of Rs 6,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS 2.5D curved glass display
1.45GHz quad-core processor
3GB RAM
32GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
13MP auto focus camera with LED Flash
13MP front-facing camera with LED Flash
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

HTC U11 EYEs

Buy At Price of Rs 32,999
Key Features

6-inch (1080 x 2160 pixels) Full HD+ Super LCD 3 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 64-bit Mobile Platform with Adreno 510 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
expandable memory with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with HTC Sense UI
12MP UltraPixel 3 rear camera with Dual LED flash
5MP + 5MP dual front-facing cameras
USB Type-C audio
4G LTE
3930mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Ulefone Armor 2

Key Features

5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2.6GHz MediaTek Helio P25 Octa-Core 64-bit 16nm processor with ARM Mali T880 GPU
6GB LPDDR4 RAM
64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.0 aperture
8MP front-facing camera (Interpolated to 13MP)
Fingerprint sensor, Barometer
4G LTE
4700mAh (non-removable) battery with Pump Express Plus 2.0 fast charging

LG X4+

Key Features

5.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD) IPS display
1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 processor with Adreno 308 GPU
2GB LPDDR3 RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, 77-degree lens
5MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor, LG Pay
4G LTE
3000mAh battery

Alcatel 3C

Key Features

6-inch (1440×720 pixels) 18:9 aspect ratio screen with HD+ IPS LCD screen
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8321 processor
1GB RAM
16GB onboard storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
8MP rear camera with LED flash
5MP front camera
3G HSPA+
3000 mAh Li-ion battery

Alcatel 3V

Key Features

6.0-inch FHD+ (2160×1080 pixels) 18:9 IPS display
1.45GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737T 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU
2 GB LPDDR3 RAM
16GB onboard storage
expandable memory with microSD
Dual SIM
16 MP + 2 MP dual rear cameras with dual LED flash
8 MP front camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

Meizu M6s

Key Features

5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass in-cell display with 450cd / m² brightness, 1000: 1 contrast ratio
Hexa-Core (2.0GHz x 2 Cortex-A73 + 1.6GHz x 4 Cortex-A53) Samsung Exynos 7872 14nm processor with Mali-G71 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB / 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with Flyme OS 6.2
Dual SIM
16-megapixel rear camera
8-megapixel front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh (typical) / 2930mAh (minimum) battery with fast charging

Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime

Buy At Price of Rs 12,990
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display
1.6GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor with ARM Mali-T830 GPU
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
3GB RAM with 32GB storage
expandable up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
13MP rear camera with LED flash
13MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery

Honor 9 Lite

Buy At Price of Rs 11,999
Key Features

5.65-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
3GB RAM with 32GB storage
4GB RAM with 32GB / 64GB 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 f/2.0 aperture and secondary 2MP camera
13MP front-facing camera and secondary 2MP camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery (typical)