Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus, Zenfone 5Z, Redmi Note 5 and more smartphones: Week 8, 2018 launch round-up

The beginning of the year 2018 has seen some remarkable launches in the smartphone industry.

| Updated: Monday, March 5, 2018, 11:35 [IST]

The last Week of 2018 was full of exciting new smartphone launch events. The action happened at the mobile word congress 2018 where big brands like samsung, asus, LG and others came up with smartphones of modern times.

List of smartphones launched recently: Week 8, 2018 launch round-up

Moreover, Xiaomi introduced the new budget Redmi devices for Indian consumers. Lets have a look at all the important smartphone launches.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

Check out the Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits Brightness
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
4GB / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (eMMC 5.0) 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
secondary 5MP camera with Samsung senso
20MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX376 sensor
4G VoLTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz + 5GHz)
Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery with Quick Charge 2.0

Nokia 8 Sirocco

Check out the Key Specs

5.5 inches P-OLED capacitive touchscreen
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo)
microSD, up to 256 GB card slot
128 GB internal memory
6 GB RAM
12 MP + 12 MP Rear camera
5Mp front camera
Non-removable Li-Ion 3260 mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy S9+

Check out the Key Specs

6.2 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9810/Snapdragon 845 Processor
6GB RAM With 64/128/256GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
3500 MAh Battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)

Check out the Key Specs

5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits Brightness
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

Nokia 8110 4G

Check out the Key Specs

2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixels) QVGA display
1.1GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform (MSM8905) with Adreno 304 GPU
512MB RAM
4GB internal storage
expandable memory up with microSD
Single / Dual SIM (micro + nano)
Smart Feature OS powered by KaiOS
2MP rear camera with LED flash
Drip protection (IP52)
4G VoLTE
2000mAh battery

LG V30s Thinq

Check out the Key Specs

6-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) QHD+ OLED display with a 18:9 aspect ratio, 538 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage (V30S ThinQ) / 256GB storage (V30S+ ThinQ)
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with LG UX 6.0+
16MP rear camera and 13MP secondary camera
5MP front camera
4G VoLTE
3,300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Wireless charging

Samsung Galaxy S9

Check out the Key Specs

5.8 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9810/Snapdragon 845 Processor
4GB RAM With 64/128/256GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
3000 MAh Battery

Sony Xperia XZ2

Check out the Key Specs

5.7-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) 18:9 Triluminos HDR Display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 400GB via microSD card
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Single / Dual SIM
Water Resistant (IP65/IP68)
19MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3180mAh Battery with Qnovo Adaptive Charging technology, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Qi Wireless charging

Alcatel 5

Check out the Key Specs

5.7 Inch 18:9 HD+ Touch Screen Display
1.5 GHz MT6750 Octa-Core Processor
3GB RAM With 32GB ROM
Dual Nano SIM
12MP Camera With Dual Tone LED Flash
Dual 13MP + 5MP Front Camera With Flash
WiFi/4G VoLTE/Bluetooth4.2/NFC
Fingerprint Sensor
3000 MAh Battery

Alcatel 3V

Check out the Key Specs

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
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

Alcatel 3X

Check out the Key Specs

5.7 Inch 18:9 HD+ Touch Screen Display
1.28GHz MT6739 Quad-Core Processor
3GB RAM With 32GB ROM
Dual Nano SIM
13MP + 5MP Dual Camera With LED Flash
5MP Front Camera With Flash
WiFi/4G VoLTE/Bluetooth4.2/NFC
Fingerprint Sensor
3000 MAh Battery

Alcatel 3

Check out the Key Specs

5.5 Inch 18:9 HD+ Touch Screen Display
1.28GHz MT6737T Quad-Core Processor
3GB RAM With 32GB ROM
Dual Nano SIM
16MP + 2MP Dual Camera With LED Flash
8MP Front Camera With Flash
WiFi/4G VoLTE/Bluetooth4.2/NFC
Fingerprint Sensor
3000 MAh Battery

Alcatel 1X

Check out the Key Specs

5.3 Inch 18:9 FWVGA+ Touch Screen Display
1.28GHz MT6739 Quad-Core Processor
2GB RAM With 16GB ROM
Dual SIM
13MP Rear Camera With LED Flash
5MP Front Camera With Flash
WiFi/4G VoLTE/Bluetooth4.2/NFC
Fingerprint Sensor
2460 MAh Battery

Asus Zenfone 5Z

Check out the Key Specs

6.2-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass Super IPS display with 500 nits Brightness
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB storage
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage
8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 256GB storage expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with ZenUI 5.0, upgradable to Android P
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) with Dual VoLTE
12MP rear camera and secondary 8MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging and AI charging

Asus Zenfone 5 Lite

Check out the Key Specs

6-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with glove touch support
2.2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 508 GPU / Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 with 64-bit Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage and 4GB RAM with 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Zen UI 4.0, upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) with Zen UI 5.0
16MP rear camera with LED flash
20MP front camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery

Ulefone T2 Pro

Check out the Key Specs

a 6.0 inches Capacitive Touchscreen display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels. Display type IPS LCD
Octa Core 2.5 GHz, Cortex-A73, MediaTek Helio P70 that is coupled with Mali G72 MP4 GPU
8 GB RAM
64 GB Storage default memory capacity
expanded up to another Up to 256 GB with the help of a microSD Card
a 16 MP + 8 MP Dual Camera with LED Flash
a 16 MP Camera selfie camera
runs Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
a Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery