Week 33, 2018 launch round-up: Poco F1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Galaxy A8 Star, Oppo R17 Pro and more

| Published: Saturday, August 25, 2018, 14:47 [IST]

As a part of week 33, 2018 users can avail some of the best feature-packed devices. These phones come in bundles starting from the premium newly launched devices to the old mid range, and some entry level handsets. So, you have an option to select either of these devices at their suitable price point.

Week 33, 2018 launch round-up: Poco F1, Nokia 6.1 Plus and more

For an instance you can go for the Poco F1, which is available in four variants- 6GB/64GB, 6GB/128, 8GB/256GB and 8GB/256GB (Armoured edition). The device has innumerable features to its credit like- 6.18-inch notched display, powerful Snapdragon 845 processor, LiquidCool technology, 4,000mAh battery, dual rear cameras backed by Artificial Intelligence and many more.

You can go with the Oppo A5 that has introduced an AI-powered beautification mode in the camera app. Both cameras perform well, and battery life is good as well. The device flaunts a 6-inch 18:9 screen with narrow borders, making it to look attractive.

The Oppo R17 Pro too comes with bunch of high-end features. It's basically an alternative to the Find X, coming with more cameras and SuperVOOC support. There are some more devices with diverse set of features, which too can be considered.

Here is a list of smartphones that you can refer:

Nokia 6.1 Plus

Key Specs

5.8-inch (2280 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio with 96% NTSC Color Gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
4GB LPPDDR4x RAM, 64GB (eMMC 5.1) internal storage
expandable memory up to 400GB with microSD
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android P
16MP (RGB) rear camera and 5MP (Monochrome) secondary rear camera
16MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3060mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Poco F1

Key Specs

6.18-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18.7:9 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
6GB/8GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB / 128GB/256GB (UFS 2.1) storage
expandable memory with up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9, upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP rear camera and secondary 5MP camera with Samsung sensor
20MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G+ VoLTE
4000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging

Oppo A5

Key Specs

6.2-inch (1520 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display
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
ColorOS 5.1 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera and secondary 2MP camera
8MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture
4G VoLTE
4230mAh (typical) / 4100mAh (minimum) built-in battery

Samsung Galaxy A8 Star

Key Specs

6.28-inch FHD+ (1080×2220 pixels) FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity display
Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 512 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM
64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
16MP primary rear camera and 24MP secondary rear camera
24MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3700mAh battery with fast charging

Oppo R17 PRO

Key Specs

6.4-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with 100% NTSC color gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection
Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 616 GPU
8GB RAM, 128GB internal memory
Dual SIM
ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
12MP rear camera and 20MP secondary rear camera
25MP front-facing camera
Dual 4G VoLTE
3700mAh battery with (10V/5A) SuperVOOC fast charging

Oppo R17

Key Specs

6.4-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with 91.5% screen-to-body ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection
Octa-Core Snapdragon 670 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360 (efficiency)) 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 615 GPU
6GB / 8GB RAM
128GB internal memory
Dual SIM
ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
16MP rear camera and 5MP secondary rear camera
25MP front-facing camera
In-display fingerprint sensor
Dual 4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery with (5V/4A) VOOC Flash charge

HOMTOM H1

Key Specs

5.5-inch (640 x 1280 pixels) 18:9 aspect ratio display
1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor
2GB RAM
16GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
13MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera
8MP front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

HOMTOM H3

Key Specs

5.5-inch (720 x 1440 pixels) 18:9 aspect ratio In-Cell display
1.3GHz MediaTek processor
3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
13MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera
8MP front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery

HOMTOM H5

Key Specs

a 5.5-inch HD+ (720×1440 pixels) display along with an 18:9 aspect ratio
Powering the smartphone is a MediaTek SoC clocked at 1.3GHz
3GB of RAM
a 16-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor
an 8-megapixel sensor
32GB of onboard storage that is expandable via microSD card
4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, and a Micro-USB port
rear-facing fingerprint sensor
a 3,300mAh battery

Easyfone STAR

Key Specs

Weight 71 grams
Dimensions 115*53*14
Model name Easyfone Star
Form Factor Bar
Colour
Tangy Green, Sassy Pink, Breezy Blue, Rocket Red, Wonder White
Talk Time 6 Hrs
Standby Time 160 Hrs
Display 1.77"
Sim Slot Single
Sim size Standard
Network Type GSM
Frequency Quadband (850/900/1800/1900)
Battery 800mAh
Contacts Memory 30
Message Memory 100
Charging Options Cradle & USB
External Memory Upto 8 GB extendable memory
Language English & Hindi
Torch Yes

Samsung Galaxy J2 Core

Key Specs

5-inch (540 x 960 pixels) qHD TFT display
1.4GHz Quad-Core Exynos 7570 14nm processor with Mali-T720 MP1 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB storage
expandable memory with microSD
Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
Dual SIM
8MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture
5MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture
4G VoLTE
2600mAh battery

Lava Z60s

Key Specs

5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D curved glass display
1.5GHz Quad-core processor
1GB RAM
16GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo) Go Edition
Dual SIM
5MP auto focus rear camera with LED flash
5MP front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
2500mAh battery

Infinix Note 5

Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160×1080 pixels) FHD+ 18:9 IPS 2.5D curved glass display
2.5GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P23 16nm processor with 800MHz ARM Mali G71 MP2 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
12MP rear camera with Dual LED flash
16MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
Dual 4G VoLTE
4500mAh battery with fast charging

10.or D2

Key Specs

5.45-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ IPS 2.5D curved glass display with 400 nits brightness, Anti-fingerprint coating
1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform with Adreno 308 GPU
2GB RAM with 16GB internal storage
3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
Splash resistant (IPX2)
4G VoLTE
3200mAh (typical) / 3140mAh (minimum)

itel A22 / A22 Pro

Key Specs

5-inch (480 x 960 pixels) FWVGA+ 18:9 aspect ratio display
1.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 (MSM8909) Mobile Platform with Adreno 304 GPU
1GB RAM with 8GB internal memory (A22) / 2GB RAM with 16GB internal memory (A22 Pro)
expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition) (A22) / Android 8.1 (Oreo) (A22 Pro)
5MP auto focus rear camera with dual LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera with LED flash
4G VoLTE
2400mAh battery