Top 10 trending smartphones of last week (Jan 1st to 7th)

| Updated: Monday, January 8, 2018, 13:02 [IST]

The first week of January until January 7th has been a busy week in the smartphone industry as several companies launched of the notable and highly anticipated devices. Also, many companies based in different parts of the world are prepping to unveil their upcoming devices and technologies at the CES 2018 tech show.

Top 10 trending smartphones of last week (Jan 1st to 7th)

When it comes to the launches, HMD Global grabbed the spotlight with the launch of the Nokia 6 (2018) with several new and updated features and a revamped design. In addition to HMD, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) that went on sale in China a few days back is till trending as its India launch is to happen in a couple of days.

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These are not the only devices those were trending in the last week. There are many others those have been the talk of the smartphone industry in the first week of January. So, let's take a look at all these models from here.

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
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 with wide-angle lens
secondary 12MP camera
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

Rumoured Key Features

5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
2GHz Octa-Core processor
3GB RAM with 32GB storage
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)
12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery

Nokia 6 (2018)

Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2.2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 508 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
32GB / 64GB (eMMC 5.1) internal memory
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh built-in battery with fast charging

Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro

Buy At Price of Rs 19,900
Key Features

5.5 Inch FHD Super AMOLED Display
1.6GHz Exynos 7870 Octa-Core Processor
3GB RAM With 64GB ROM
Dual Nano SIM
13MP Camera With LED Flash
13MP Front Camera With LED Flash
4G LTE/WiFi
Samsung Pay
Bluetooth 4.1
3600mAh Battery

Oppo F5

Buy At Price of Rs 24,990
Key Features

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
20MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3200mAh built-in battery

Xiaomi Redmi 5A

Buy At Price of Rs 6,999
Key Features

5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with 1000: 1 contrast ratio, 72% (typ) / 68% (min) color gamut
1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform with 500MHz Adreno 308 GPU
2GB RAM with 16GB internal storage,3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with PDAF
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh (typical) / 2910mAh (minimum)

Samsung Galaxy Note8

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 and secondary 12MP camera with telephoto lens
8MP auto focus front-facing camera with f/1.7 aperture, wide-angle lens
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with fast charging both on wired and wireless (WPC and PMA)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

Buy At Price of Rs 11,999
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
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
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (minimum) / 4100mAh (typical) battery

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Key Features

5.6-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
4GB RAM
32GB / 64GB Internal 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 with f/1.9 aperture, secondary 8MP camera with f/1.9 aperture
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery with adaptive fast charging