10 STUNNING SMARTPHONES TO ARRIVE NEXT

We handpick 10 stunning smartphones that are highly likely to be released in India next month

Samsung recently released the Galaxy S4 Mini and the Galaxy S4 Zoom in India, but, these are not the only handsets that were highly anticipated by the smartphone enthusiasts. There are many more powerful Android and Windows phones that are expected to hit the retail shelves in India by August.

For those who are waiting to upgrade their smartphone, the top 10 phones that are pegged to arrive next month

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active

Galaxy S4 Active is a IP67 certified smartphone that is resistant to dust and water. The phone comes with 5-inch HD display boasting of 443 ppi pixel density and is powered by a 1.9GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. There is be an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 2-megapixel secondary camera, and on memory front it will have 16GB of internal storage supplemented by a microSD card that supports up to 64GB of storage. In terms of connectivity, it features 3G, Wi-Fi, IrDA, NFC, USB 2.0, and Bluetooth 4.0 and a 2,600 mAh battery backup.

HTC One Mini

The miniature variant of HTC One, One Mini flaunts a 4.3-inch S-LCD 3 capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. The device is equipped with a low end 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 chipset coupled with 1GB of RAM. The handset comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage, which cannot be expanded and a 4-megapixel UltraPixel camera as in its bigger brother and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera. Further, the handset possesses a 1,800 mAh battery and has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity aspects despite running on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS.

Nokia Lumia 1020

The Windows Phone 8 based Lumia 1020 incorporates a 41-megapixel rear snapper with Xenon Flash, LED flash and a 1.2-megapixel front camera for video calls. The handset also packs in a 4.5-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display and a resolution of 1280x768 pixels. It is also equipped with a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor paired with 2GB of RAM. Further, it comes with 32GB of internal storage and a 2,000 mAh battery.

Sony Xperia M

Powered by a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8227 processor with Adreno 305 GPU, the Xperia M houses a 4-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 800x480 pixels. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 720p video recording and a VGA front camera. Also, the smartphone comes with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS, 1GB RAM and 4GB inbuilt storage, which can be expanded to 32GB. The handset also packs in connectivity features like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, GPS and NFC and a 1,750 mAh battery.

Huawei Ascend P6

Back in June, Huawei took the wraps off the world’s thinnest smartphone Ascend P6 measuring a ridiculous 6.18mm in breadth. The phone boasts of a 4.7-inch full-HD display and is powered by a quad-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz. Other features on the device are an 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor and F2.0 aperture, a 5-megapixel front camera and a 2,000mAh battery. On the software front, the device runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and comes with several other software features for an enhanced user experience. 

HTC Butterfly S

Butterfly S, the sequel to Butterfly launched early this year, comes stuffed with a 5-inch full HD LCD 3 capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels and a 441ppi pixel density. Also, the handset is backed by a 1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor coupled with an Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB of RAM. Further, the device packs in 16GB of inbuilt storage along with expandable memory support and a 3,200 mAh battery that offers a decent backup.

Nokia Lumia 925

Metal-clad Lumia 925 packs an 8-megapizel rear camera with Carl Zeiss optics and a 1.3-megapixel front camera for video calling with up to 720p video recording capability. The handset comes fitted with a 4.5-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280x768 pixels and PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack display technology. Based on Windows Phone 8, the handset is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and houses 16GB internal storage and 1GB RAM. Connectivity wise, the smartphone has Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC, 3G and micro USB and is backed by a 2,000 mAh battery that offers up to 12.5 hours talk time and 440 hours standby.

Samsung Galaxy Express

Samsung Galaxy Express comes with a 4.5-inch WVGA Super AMOLED Plus display and is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor alongside 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage, expandable by another 32GB using a microSD card. It comes with a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front camera. Running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the device incorporates 2,000mAh battery and several connectivity options like Bluetooth v4.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, NFC and GPS.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Xperia Z Ultra sports 6.44-inch Full HD 1080p display with TRILUMINOS technology seen on Sony’s Bravia HDTVs and is powered by 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 quad-core processor. On the software front, the phablet runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, and packs a battery delivering up to 14 hours of talktime and 790 hours of standby time. On the connectivity front, it houses NFC, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and 4G LTE support. The handset has an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, both with 1080p full HD video recording.

LG Optimus G2 

The LG G2 is said to include a 5.2-inch IPS display with 1080p resolution and Zero Gap technology for zero bezel. A 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset with Krait 400 processor and 3GB of RAM under the hood. Running on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, the smartphone is suggested to house a 2,700 mAh removable battery, LTE-Advanced 4G, 13-megapixel rear camera and dual-speakers.