Ahead of Diwali, Top 10 Smartphones Expected to be Launched This Festival Season

| Updated: Friday, October 7, 2016, 15:24 [IST]

Lately, there have been many smartphone announcements from different manufacturers. Some of these smartphones are yet to be released in India. In India, it is quite common to see buyers purchasing new smartphones at the time of festivals as there are many notable offers and discounts during the festival season.

Top 10 Smartphones Expected to be Launched This Diwali Festival Season

Right now, the big festivals that are celebrated all over India, Dasara and Diwali are around the corner and the shopping spree has already begun in the country. With a lot of excitement, the shoppers are hunting for different products and one such hot selling category is smartphones.

It is obvious that many buyers would want to try their hands at the latest smartphones. If you are one such buyer who wants to grab a new market entrant this Diwali season, you need to wait for the latest smartphones that are expected to be launched around the festival season.

Today, GizBot has come up with a list of 10 best smartphones that we await to be launched during the Diwali festival season. You can take a look at the same before you try to purchase a new smartphone.

Google Pixel XL

Key Features

5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 4 protection
2.15 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB / 128GB internal storage
Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Fingerprint sensor
12.3MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front camera
4G VoLTE
WiFi 802.11ac 2x2MIMO (2.4/5 GHz)
Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB Type-C, NFC
3450mAh battery

Google Pixel

Key Features

5 inch FHD AMOLED Display
2.15GHz Snapdragon 821 Quad-Core Processor
4GB RAM With 32/128 ROM
12MP Camera With LED Flash
8MP Front Camera
Single Nano Sim
USB Type-C
4G VoLTE/NFC/Bluetooth
2770 MAh Battery

Meizu PRO 6

Key Features

5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display with 3D Press, 2.5D glass Gorilla Glass 3,
Deca-Core MediaTek Helio X25 processor (Cortex 1.4GHz x4 + Cortex A53 2.0GHz x4 + the Cortex A72 2.5GHz X2) with Mali-T880 MP4 GPU
4GB LPDDR3 RAM
32GB / 64GB (eMMC 5.1) internal storage
Flyme OS 5.5 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Dual SIM
21.6 MP rear camera with dual-tone 10-LED Ring Flash
5MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
Fingerprint sensor
4G LTE with VoLTE
WiFi 802.11 ac/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz)
Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB 3.1 Type-C
2560mAh battery with fast charging

Xiaomi Redmi 3

Key Features

5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit processor with Adreno 405 GPU
2GB LPDDR3 RAM
16GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
MIUI 7 based on Android Lollipop
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano / microSD)
13MP rear camera with PDAF, LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.1, GPS + GLONASS
4000mAh battery / 4100mAh (typical)

Samsung Galaxy C7

Key Features

5.7-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB Internal Storage
expandable memory up to 128GB via micro SD card
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, f/1.9 aperture
8MP front camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 + 5GHz)
Bluetooth v 4.2, GPS, NFC
3300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

LeEco Le 2 Pro

Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display, 500nits brightness, 80% NTSC color gamut
2.3GHz MediaTek Helio X20 deca-core processor with Mali-T880 MP4 GPU
3GB LPDDR3 RAM
32GB (eMMC5.1) internal storage
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EUI 5.8
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
8MP front camera
CDLA loss-less audio, Dolby Atmos. Fingerprint sensor, infrared sensor
4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz)
Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB Type C
3,000mAh battery with fast charging

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display
2.1GHz Deca-Core MediaTek Helio X20 processor with Mali-T880MP4 GPU
2GB RAM with 16GB storage
3GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory with microSD
MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to MIUI 8
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)
13MP rear camera with PDAF
5MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac
Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS
4000mAh (minimum) / 4100mAh (typical) battery

Lenovo K6

Key Features

5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit processor with Adreno 505 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB/32GB internal storage
expandable memory with microSD
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Dual SIM (optional)
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
8MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
Dolby Atmos
4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
3000mAh built-in battery

Lenovo K6 Power

Key Features

5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit processor with Adreno 505 GPU
2GB RAM with 16GB storage, 3GB RAM with 32GB storage, expandable memory with microSD
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
8MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
Dolby Atmos
4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
4000mAh built-in battery

Lenovo K6 Note

Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit processor with Adreno 505 GPU
3GB /4GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Dual SIM (optional)
16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
8MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
Dolby Atmos
4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
4000mAh built-in battery