The Sunday Guardian

December marks the onset of a new smartphone season

- TARU BHATIA

The year might soon be coming to a close, but the winter season only marks the beginning of an immensely competitiv­e spell for the smartphone industry. It is around Christmast­ime that the world’s biggest tech brands click into action, vying to launch devices that will set new benchmarks for mobile technology, and send consumers beelining for the stores. In the next few weeks, a range of new devices will be unveiled by smartphone brands, with Motorolla, Micromax, Lenovo, Samsung and Xiami each gearing up to introduce updated versions of existing models, as well as brandnew phones in the market. Here’s a roundup. 85-degree wide angle lens, and LED flash module. Other sensors include Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerome­ter, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope. The smartphone’s inbuilt storage will be expandable via microSD card upto 2TB. Moto Z2 force is expected to release mid of December and is expected to be priced at Rs 39,999. The Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro mobile will features a 5.9 inch display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and runs on Android Oreo operating system. The device will be powered by Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon processor paired with 4 GB of RAM. As far as the battery is concerned it will have 3250 mAh. On the camera front, the device will support 13 MP rear camera and 16MP front camera along with LED flash. Other sensors include Proximity sensor, Accelerome­ter. The handset will come with fingerprin­t sensor. On board storage is at 64 GB which will be expandable via a microSD card upto 128 GB. Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro is expected to release in December 2017 and is expected to be priced at Rs 12,990. Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus features. The camera will also come with Continuos Shooting and High Dynamic Range mode. The device will come with the internal storage of 32GB which is expandable via microSD card upto 128GB. Lenovo K7 Note is expected to release in December 2017 and is expected to be priced at Rs 14,990. camera front, the device supports 16MP rear camera and 5MP front camera. Connectivi­ty options are said to include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, Headphones, FM and 3G. Sensors on the phone are rumoured to include Proximity sensor, Accelerome­ter and Ambient light sensor. Xiomi Redmi 5 is expected to release in December 2017 and is expected to be priced at Rs 12,990.

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