Trending smartphones from last week: Xiaomi Mi A2, Oppo F7, Huawei P20 Pro and more

| Published: Monday, May 14, 2018, 18:30 [IST]

Every month we witness the launch many new smartphones from various OEMs. These devices come with top-of-the-line specifications and offer great camera capabilities. This week we saw smartphones from the Chinese maufacturers catch everyones attention.
Many smartphones were trending over the web indicating their popularity amongst the masses.

Trending smartphones from last week: Xiaomi Mi A2, Oppo F7 and more

Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) was among the most looked after smartphones. When it comes to the design, the Mi 6X appears to have a striking resemblance to that of the Redmi Note 5 Pro, which was launched in China with the moniker Redmi Note 5.

Other phones to make it to the top of the list were Oppo F7 which comes with a stylish design and an iPhone X-like notch. It also offers AI capabilities with its camera app. Another Chinese manufacturer to make the cut was Huawei.

The company launched its flagship P20 Pro and caused a stir with its triple camera setup. It comes with top notch specs that can give any smartphone a run for its money.

So to make your shopping decision easy, we have boiled down a list of smartphones that were trending last week.

Huawei P20 Pro

Key Specs

6.1-inch ( 2240 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ OLED 2.5D curved glass 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, NPU
6GB RAM, 128GB internal storage
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.1
Single / Dual SIM
40 MP (RGB, f/1.8 aperture) + 20 MP (Monochrome, f/1.6 aperture) + 8 MP (Telephoto, f/2.4 aperture)
24MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery with fast charging

Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

Key Specs

5.99 inches LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Android 8.1 (Oreo); Android One
Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.9", 1.25µm) + 20 MP Rear Camera
20 MP Front Camera
Non-removable Li-Ion 3010 mAh battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits Brightness, 84% NTSC Color Gamut, 1500: 1 Contrast Ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
3GB LPDDR4x RAM with 32GB storage
4GB / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (eMMC 5.0) storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
13MP front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery with Quick Charge 3.0

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro First Impressions

Oppo F7

Key Specs

6.23-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display
Octa Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor (Quad 2GHz Cortex A73 + Quad 2GHz Cortex A53 CPUs) with 800MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU
4GB RAM with 64GB internal memory
6GB RAM with 128GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
ColorOS 5.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
16MP rear camera with LED flash
25MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3400mAh (typical) / 3300mAh (minimum) battery

Huawei P20 lite

Key Specs

5.84-inch (1080 x 2280 pixels) Full HD+ 19: 9 2.5D curved glass display with toughened glass protection
Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor (4 xA53 at 2.36GHz + 4 x A53 at 1.7GHz) with MaliT830-MP2 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0
Single / Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (Minimum) battery with fast charging

Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL

Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 1500:1 contrast ratio, 85% NTSC color gamut, 450 nits brightness
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage
4GB /6GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
13MP / 16MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera
8MP / 16MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash
Dual 4G VoLTE
5000mAh battery with fast charging

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)

Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits Brightness, 84% NTSC Color Gamut, 1000: 1 Contrast Ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage
4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery

Vivo V9

Key Specs

6.3-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display
2.2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 626 Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
16MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 5MP camera
24MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash
4G VoLTE
3260mAh battery

Xiaomi Mi A1

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 (eMMC 5.0)
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 and secondary 12MP camera
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery