Weekly Roundup: Smartphones launched last week

| Published: Saturday, August 19, 2017, 16:23 [IST]

Last week was quite eventful and we saw several handsets rolling into the Indian smartphone market. The week belonged to re-branded smartphones with handful of devices coming from three major manufacturer including Micromax, Panasonic and Nokia.

Weekly Roundup: Smartphones launched last week

Panasonic has launched two new devices, Eluga A3 Pro and Eluga A3 in India which are just two of the 11 devices planned by the company. Eluga A3 and A3 Pro have been priced in the sub15k price segment.

Similarly, Micromax introduced Evok Dual Note to Indian consumers which is a dual camera smartphone priced at Rs. 9999. Micromax came back in the market with an eye-catchy design and it can be speculated that the device will gather consumers given the dual camera setup at a budget price range.

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The third smartphone that came in with a big bang is none other than Nokia 8. Now, we all know too well that Nokia is now an entity which belongs to HMD Global. However, the response the device has received from potential consumers and enthusiasts is simply majestic. This just might be Nokia's comeback.

The aforementioned devices are just few of several smartphones that were introduced to consumers. Other brands that launched their smartphones include Comio, Asus, Swipe and Reliance. We have created a list of all the devices that we introduced last week. Have a look at it.

Nokia 8

Key Features

5.3-inch (2560×1440 pixels) Quad HD LCD display at 554ppi pixel density
Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
4GB DDR4X RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android O
Single / Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
13MP (Colour) primary camera with OIS + 13MP (Mono)
13MP auto focus front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3090mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Micromax Evok Dual Note

Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display
1.5 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750 64-bit processor with Mali T860 GPU
3GB / 4GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
13MP rear camera with Sony IMX258 sensor, secondary 5MP camera
5MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash
Dual SIM
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

Comio P1

Key Features

5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display
1.3 GHz Quad-Core 64-bit processor
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
8MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
5000mAh battery

Comio S1

Key Features

5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display
Quad-Core 64-bit processor
2GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
8MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
2700mAh battery

Comio C1 with 4G VoLTE

Key Features

5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display
1.3 GHz Quad-Core 64-bit MediaTek processor
1GB RAM
32GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
8MP auto focus rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM
4G VoLTE
2700mAh battery

Coolpad Cool M7

Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)]
Dual SIM
12MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture
13MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3200mAh battery

Asus ZenFone 4

Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display , Corning Gorilla Glass protection
Octa Core Snapdragon 630 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 508 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Zen UI 4.0
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD)
12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
secondary 8MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery

ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie (ZD553KL)

Key Features

5.5-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) Full HD IPS Quantum display
1.4GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Zen UI 4.0
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
20MP front camera with LED Flash
secondary 8MP camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro

Key Features

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED display
2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 processor with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Zen UI 4.0
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
24MP front camera with LED Flash
secondary 5MP camera
Fingerprint sensor
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

Asus ZenFone 4 Max (ZC520KL)

Key Features

5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display
1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 processor with 500MHz Adreno 308 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) OS with Zen UI 3.0
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP secondary camera
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
4100mAh built-in battery

Panasonic Eluga I2 Activ

Key Features

5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
1.25 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU
1GB /2GB RAM
16GB internal storage
expandable memory with up to 128GB microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
8MP rear camera with LED flash
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
2200mAh battery

Reliance launches LYF C451 4G

Key Features

a 4.5-inch FWVGA (480 x 854 pixels) display with 218 ppi and 2D Asahi Glass protection
powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 processor
1GB of RAM and Adreno 304 GPU
8GB of internal storage
expandable up to 128GB via micro SD card
a 5-megapixel rear camera with auto focus and an LED flash
a 2-megapixel camera
backed by a 2800 mAh Lithium-ion battery