Week 15 - Top Trending Smartphones: 16MP selfie, 2K,...

Week 15 – Top Trending Smartphones: 16MP selfie, 2K,…

April 10

April 10, 2017 by Chris Eilers

Another week has passed and let’s take a look at the top 5 trending phones of week 15 and find out more about the most popular devices!

1. Samsung Galaxy S8

Let’s start with the latest device on our list of top trending smartphones of week 15. Just recently, the beautiful designed Samsung Galaxy S8 was announced and sports a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED 2K display, a 12MP Dual Pixel rear sensor paired with an 8MP selfie shooter, a decent 3,000mAh battery and Android Nougat OS. At heart, it is powered by a strong octa-core Snapdragon 835 chipset, but in particular markets, there will be special versions equipped with Exynos 8895. In terms of memory, the premium flagship is available in two versions: 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM and 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM. Both variants are expandable. Price: Rs. 49000 ~ $750

2. Xiaomi Redmi 4A

Number 2 this week is the Xiaomi Redmi 4A which comes with very nice specs for little money! This Chinese phone mounts a 5-inch IPS LCD display with resolution of 720 pixels by 1080 pixels. Under the hood, it features a quad-core 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor and Adreno 308 GPU. Xiaomi Redmi 4A comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of native storage which can be expanded up to 256GB via microSD card. As for photography, the phone packs a 13MP primary camera with f/2.2 aperture, autofocus and LED flash. On the front there is a selfie snapper 5MP with f/2.2 aperture. The device runs on Android OS Marshmallow and it is powered by a non-removable Li-Ion 3120 mAh battery. Price: Rs. 5999 ~ $90

3. Samsung Galaxy S8+

Let us tell you more about the third device on our “Best Trending Smartphones of Week 15” list, and again a Samsung device: the Galaxy S8 Plus. It is equipped with a 6.2-inch Super Amoled screen with a resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. Inside, there are 4GB RAM paired with 64GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card. Furthermore, it owns a non-removable 3500mAh battery, runs Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box and a Octa-core 2.35GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor (in some countries with Exynos 8895 Octa). As for photography, the S8 Plus phablet owns an 8MP selfie snapper and a 12MP cam on the rear. Price: $900 ~ Rs. 58000

4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

Let’s have a look at another Xiaomi phone: Redmi Note 4 highlight is its mammoth battery capacity of 4100mAh. This will keep you the light on all day long! Furthermore, it is equipped with a f/2.0 5MP selfie snapper on the front paired with a cool 13MP CMOS sensor on the back with f/2.0. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 specs also deliver 5.5-inch Full HD display, a Snapdragon 625 SoC with Adreno 506 GPU and Android Marshmallow. As for memory, there are three variants: 32GB + 2/3GB RAM or 64GB + 4GB RAM. All variants can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card up to 256GB. Price: Rs 9,999 ~ $155

5. Oppo F3 Plus

The Oppo F3 Plus takes the final spot and offers the best selfie camera among today’s Top 5 trending phones of week 15. The company itself calls this mobile as a “Selfie-Expert”: it is equipped with a 16MP rear camera and a stunning 16MP+8MP dual front shooter for amazing selfies! Moreover, the F3 Plus comes with a 6-inch IPS LCD touchscreen with a strong resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and pixel density of 367. Under the hood, it is powered by a 4000mAh juice pack, Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 with Adreno 510 GPU and 4GB RAM paired with 64GB that can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card. Price: Rs. 29672 ~ $460

Top Trending Smartphones of Week 15

Those are the best 5 trending phones of week 15. Would you buy one of them? Make sure to let us know in the comment below and stay tuned for more, next week!