The new trend in the mobile domain is 5G technology. Almost every brand is coming up with a range of 5G smartphones so we decided to decode you the much-hyped 5G trend.
Mr. Mukesh Ambani has recently announced that JIO will roll out the 5G network soon which makes it more enticing for buyers to invest in a 5g phone.
To name some of the features, it supersedes the 4G LTS connection in terms of speed, latency, bandwidth and even offers 4K video streaming. It will launch as StandAlone and Non StandAlone specifications (NSA).
For NSA, in the case of non-5G env, the carrier will roll back to the available 4G LTE, while in SA, it completely relies on a next-gen network.
Benefits of 5G (Theoretical)
Let us take a look at New 5G Mobiles Launched in India:
OnePlus Nord 2 (5G)
The OnePlus Nord 2 5G is the latest mid-range 5G phone launched by the company in India on 22 July 2021.
It is available in the following variants:
- 6GB RAM and 128GB storage at a price of INR 27,999.
- 8GB RAM and 128GB storage at a price of INR 29,999.
- 12GB RAM and 256GB storage at a price of INR 34,999.
Specs of OnePlus Nord 2 5G
- Design: Offers a sleek design and comes with the Polyplastic build – Measures 159 x 80 x 73mm weighs 189gram.
- Display: 6.43-inch Fluid AMOLED display with a 2400*1080 pixels resolution
, 20:9 ratio, and 409ppi pixel density. - Performance: MediaTek Dimensity 1200 processor(6nm) with ARM Mali-G77 GPU.
- Operating System: Oxygen OS 11.3 based on Android 11.
- Camera: Triple camera setup (50MP+8MP+2MP) with LED flash, HDR, and 4k video shooting support at 30fps.
- Selfie Camera: single 32MP snapper at the front side.
- Battery: 4500mAH lithium-ion battery with 65 Watts warp charge support.
- Expandable Storage: No
- Connectivity: Dual SIM with 5G support.
Pros – Fast processor, high-quality camera, decent battery with ultrafast charging, and 5G support.
Cons- 3.5 mm jack is not available.
Vivo V20 Pro 5G
Vivo launched the phone of the V20 series this year(2020) is Vivo V20 Pro. The phone has come in only one variant and that is with 8GB RAM size and 128GB internal storage. It is available on Amazon at a price of 29990.
Specs of Vivo V20 Pro 5G
- Design: The body of V20 Pro has a dimension of 158.8 x 74.2 x 7.49mm carrying a weight of 188gram.
- Display: 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels, 20:9 ratio, and 409ppi.
- Performance: Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G with Adreno 620 GPU.
- Operating System: Android 11 based on Funtouch OS 11.
- Camera: Triple camera setup (64MP+8MP+2MP) with LED flash.
- Selfie Camera: (44MP+8MP) front camera with autofocus mode.
- Battery: 4000mAH non-removable battery with 33W fast charging support.
- Storage: Not further expandable.
- Connectivity: dual LTE 4G and 5G support.
Pros – Great display, good for gaming and multitasking, amazing camera quality.
Cons- Not expandable facility is the biggest disadvantage of V20 Pro.
OnePlus 9R
OnePlus 9R surprise addition to this series and the most affordable phone of this series that comes in 2 colors: Carbon black and Lake blue.
The OnePlus 9R comes in 2 variants:
- 8GB LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB UFS 3.1 storage – Rs 39,999.
- 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage – Rs 43,999.
But, it does not have expandable storage support.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G octa-core processor is used for powering the phone that comes along with an Adreno 650 GPU.
At the rear, it has a Quad camera setup carrying a 48MP wide camera, a 16MP ultrawide lens, a 5MP telephoto lens, and a 2MP monochrome lens.
At the rear, it has a 16MP single selfie camera.
It packs with a 4500mAH battery and also has a support of 65 Watts fast charging.
SPECS FOR Oneplus 9
- Display: Offers a 6.55 inch Fluid AMOLED left align punch-hole display, FHD+ (2400*1080) pixels resolution along with 120Hz refresh rate.
- Protection: Corning with Gorilla Glass 5.
- Processor: Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870(7nm) chipset along with Adreno 650 GPU.
- Operating system: Android 11 along with OxygenOS 11.
- Rear camera: Quad camera setup (48MP+16MP+5MP+2MP).
- Front camera: a 16MP In-display selfie camera.
- Security and unlocking: In-display fingerprint scanner and face recognition.
- Connectivity: 4G/5G dual SIM VOLTE support.
- Battery: 4500mAH.
- Fast charging: Yes(65 Watts).
- Weight: 189 grams.
- Thickness: 8.4mm.
- Color options: Carbon black and Lake blue.
- Price: Rs 39,999(Base variant).
- Availability: Amazon, and retail stores.
Pros: All-rounder performance, lightweight and sleek.
Cons: Processor is not so worthy as compared to its price.
Read more about the OnePlus 9 series
Vivo X60
Vivo X60 is the first member of the X60 series that comes in 2 colors which are Shimmer blue and Midnight black.
The Vivo X60 comes in 2 variants:
- 8GB RAM and 128GB storage – Rs 37,990.
- 12GB RAM and 256GB storage – Rs 41,990.
But, it does not have expandable storage support.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G octa-core processor is used for powering the phone that comes along with an Adreno 650 GPU.
At the rear, it has a Triple camera setup carrying a 48MP wide camera, a 13MP ultrawide lens, and a 13MP telephoto lens.
At the rear, it has a 32MP single selfie camera.
SPECS FOR Vivo X60
- Display: Offers a 6.56 inch AMOLED punch-hole display, FHD+ (2376*1080) pixels resolution along with 120Hz refresh rate.
- Protection: Corning with Gorilla Glass 6.
- Processor: Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870(7nm) chipset along with Adreno 650 GPU.
- Operating system: Android 11 along with FuntouchOS 11.1
- Rear camera: Triple camera setup (48MP+13MP+13MP).
- Front camera: a 32MP In-display selfie camera.
- Security and unlocking: In-display fingerprint scanner and face recognition.
- Connectivity: 4G/5G dual SIM VOLTE support.
- Battery: 4300mAH.
- Fast charging: Yes(33 Watts).
- Weight: 176 grams.
- Thickness: 7.4mm.
- Color options: Shimmer blue and Midnight black.
- Price: Rs 37,990(Base variant).
- Availability: Amazon, and retail stores.
Pros: Good display, lightweight, sleek, and amazing camera.
Cons: Small battery.
Vivo X60 Pro
Vivo X60 Pro is an advanced phone to the X60 but it also has some similar specs as Vivo X60 and it comes in the same Shimmer blue and Midnight black colors.
The Vivo X60 Pro comes in solo variant:
- 12GB RAM and 256GB storage – Rs 49,990.
But, it also does not have expandable storage support.
It offers a 6.56-inch FHD+(2376*1080)pixels resolution AMOLED punch-hole display along with a refresh rate of 120Hz.
The same Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G octa-core processor is used for powering the phone that comes along with an Adreno 650 GPU.
SPECS FOR Vivo X60 pro
- Display: Offers a 6.56 inch AMOLED punch-hole display, FHD+ (2376*1080) pixels resolution along with 120Hz refresh rate.
- Protection: Corning with Gorilla Glass 6.
- Processor: Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870(7nm) chipset along with Adreno 650 GPU.
- Operating system: Android 11 along with FuntouchOS 11.1
- Rear camera: Triple camera setup (48MP+13MP+13MP).
- Front camera: a 32MP In-display selfie camera.
- Security and unlocking: In-display fingerprint scanner and face recognition.
- Connectivity: 4G/5G dual SIM VOLTE support.
- Battery: 4200mAH.
- Fast charging: Yes(33 Watts).
- Weight: 179 grams.
- Thickness: 7.6mm.
- Color options: Shimmer blue and Midnight black colors.
- Price: Rs 49,990.
- Availability: Amazon, and retail stores.
Pros: All-rounder performance.
Cons: Costly as compared to specs, and the battery is also small.
Vivo X60 Pro+
Vivo X60 Pro+ is the most advanced smartphone of the Vivo X60 series and it is available in 2 beautiful colors which is orange, and emperor blue.
The Vivo X60 Pro+ also comes in only 1 variant:
- 12GB RAM and 256GB storage – Rs 69,990.
But, it does not have expandable storage support.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G octa-core processor is used for powering the phone that comes along with an Adreno 660 GPU.
At the rear, it has a Quad camera setup carrying a 50MP wide camera, a 48MP ultrawide lens, a 32MP telephoto lens, and an 8MP second telephoto lens.
At the rear, it has a 32MP single selfie camera.
It packs with a 4200mAH battery and also has a support of 55 Watts fast charging.
SPECS FOR Vivo x60 pro+
- Display: Offers a 6.55 inch Fluid AMOLED left align punch-hole display, FHD+ (2400*1080) pixels resolution along with 120Hz refresh rate.
- Protection: Corning with Gorilla Glass 6.
- Processor: Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888(5nm) chipset along with Adreno 660 GPU.
- Operating system: Android 11 along with FuntouchOS 11.1
- Rear camera: Quad camera setup (50MP+48MP+32MP+8MP).
- Front camera: a 32MP In-display selfie camera.
- Security and unlocking: In-display fingerprint scanner and face recognition.
- Connectivity: 4G/5G dual SIM VOLTE support.
- Battery: 4200mAH.
- Fast charging: Yes(55 Watts).
- Weight: 191 grams.
- Thickness: 9.1mm.
- Color options: orange, and emperor blue.
- Price: Rs 69,990.
- Availability: Amazon, and retail stores.
Pros: Excellent camera, and Powerful processor, and truly an all-rounder.
Cons: Small battery, quite heavy and thick, and expensive too.
Vivo V21e 5G
Vivo launched the budget-friendly V21e 5G on 24th June 2021 in India. It is available in a single variant – 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage, available for Rs 24,990.
Specs of Vivo V21e 5G
- Design: Gorgeous Polyplastic Build – Measures – 160.6 x 73.9 x 7.7mm weighs – 165 gram.
- Display: 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 2400 x 1080 pixels resolution, 20:9 ratio, 409ppi density, and 600nits peak brightness.
- Performance: MediaTek Dimensity 700 Octa-core processor with ARM Mali-G57 GPU.
- Operating System: Funtouch OS 11 based on Android 11.
- Camera: Dual camera setup (64MP+8MP) with LED flash.
- Selfie Camera: 32MP front camera with autofocus mode.
- Battery: 4000mAH non-removable battery with 44 Watts fast charging support.
- Storage: offers a shared SIM slot for storage expansion.
- Connectivity: Dual SIM 4G/5G support.
Pros – Good display, suitable for gaming and multitasking, amazing camera quality, sleek, and extremely lightweight.
Cons- Average battery capacity.
Read more about the Vivo X60 series
Mi 11X Pro 5G
Xiaomi launched its Xiaomi Mi 11X Pro 5G smartphone on 23rd April 2021 in India.
The Mi 11X Pro is available in the following variants:
- 8GB RAM and 128GB storage at a price of INR 39,999.
- 8GB RAM and 256GB storage at a price of INR 41,999.
Specs of Xiaomi Mi 11X Pro 5G
- Design: The phone has an extremely aesthetic design – Measures 163.7 x 76.4 x 7.8 mm weighs 196gram(heavy).
- Display: 6.67-inch Super AMOLED display with 2400 x 1080 pixels resolution, 20:9 ratio, 900nits brightness, and 120Hz refresh rate.
- Performance: Powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 octa-core processor(5 nm) with Adreno 660 GPU.
- Operating System: Android 11 along with MIUI 12.
- Camera: Triple camera setup (108MP+8MP+5MP) with LED flash, HDR, Panorama, and 8k video recording support @30fps.
- Selfie Camera: 20MP front camera.
- Battery: 4520mAH non-removable battery with 33W wired fast charging support.
- Storage: 128 GB or 256 GB
- Connectivity: Dual SIM 4G/5G VOLTE support.
Pros – Premium design, super AMOLED display, incredible rear camera, and good battery.
Cons- Quite heavy and Lack of expandable storage facility.
iQOO Z5 5G
iQOO Z5 5G was launched on 27th September 2021 in India.
It is available in two variants.
- 8GB RAM size and 128GB storage for Rs 23,990
- 12GB RAM size and 256GB storage for Rs 26,990.
Specs – iQOO Z5 5G
- Design: Gorgeous Polycarbonate Build – Measures 164.7 x 76.7 x 8.5 mm and weighs 193gram(heavy).
- Display: 6.67-inch IPS LCD display with 2400 x 1080 pixels resolution, 20:9 ratio, 650nits peak brightness, and 120Hz refresh rate.
- Performance: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G processor(6nm) with Adreno 642L GPU.
- Operating System: FuntouchOS 12 based on the Android 11.
- Camera: Triple camera setup (64MP+8MP+2MP) and offers a 4k video recording support @30/60fps.
- Selfie Camera: Single 16MP front camera.
- Battery: huge 5000mAH non-removable battery with 44 Watts quick charging support.
- Storage: 128 GB or 256 GB storage
- Connectivity: Offers Dual 5G VOLTE support.
Pros – Cool design, smooth touch experience, fit for gaming and multitasking, Amazing camera, and a big battery.
Cons- Little heavy, and lack of expandable storage support. Lacks AMOLED Display.
Oppo Reno 6 Pro
Oppo Reno 6 Pro was launched in India on 28 May 2021.
The Reno 6 Pro offers a 6.55 inch AMOLED display, FHD+ (2400*1080) pixels resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio, 800nits brightness, and a 90Hz refresh rate for a smooth touch experience.
Powering the device is a fast MediaTek Dimensity 1200 Octa-Core 5G processor fabricated on a 6nm chipset along with ARM Mali-G77 GPU.
Camera details – It has a Quad setup at the back carrying a 64MP main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide camera, a 2MP macro lens, and a 2MP depth sensor. For selfies, the Reno 6 Pro has a single 32MP front camera.
Also, the phone is fueled with a 4500mAH battery capacity and has a 65W superfast charging support.
Specs for Oppo Reno 6 Pro
- Display: Offers a 6.55 inch AMOLED screen with 2400*1080 pixels resolution, aspect ratio – 20:9, 402PPI density, and 90Hz refresh rate.
- Protection: corning Gorilla glass 5.
- Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 1200 octa-core processor(6nm) along with ARM Mali-G77 GPU.
- Operating system: ColorOS 11.3 based on the Android 11.
- Rear camera: Quad setup (64+8MP+2MP+2MP).
- Front camera: come with a 32MP selfie camera.
- Security and unlocking: Under-display fingerprint sensor and face unlocking.
- Battery – 4500mAH with 65 Watts superfast charging.
- Connectivity: 4G/5G dual SIM VOLTE support.
- Weight: 177 grams(lightweight).
- Thickness: 7.6mm(sleek).
- Color variant: Black, Blue, Aurora, and Majestic Gold
- Price: Rs 37,980(12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant).
Pros: sleek body, good display, fast processor, decent battery, superfast charging support, amazing camera, and lightweight too.
Cons: No expandable storage support and lack of 3.5mm jack.
