January 2024 to launch year most highly awaiting flagship smartphones: Check listing, price and feature
Delhi : For those who have an affinity for technology and enjoy reading about cellphones, January 2024 appears to be a great month. Leading smartphone companies, such as Xiaomi and OnePlus, are ringing in the new year with intentions to introduce some high-end goods for buyers at various price points. Xiaomi is launching the Redmi Note 13 series, which is reasonably priced. On the other hand, flagship smartphones like the OnePlus 12 are expected to significantly impact India's growing smartphone market.
Vivo is also getting ready to debut its premium X100 series in India in "early January," while tech behemoth Samsung is widely predicted to join the fray with its much-awaited Galaxy S23 lineup a little later in the month.
And that's merely the very beginning. We will be closely monitoring the Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, in January for all the biggest announcements, as it offers endless opportunities for tech enthusiasts. Then there are the surprises, the things that haven't been revealed yet, and we'll update you when we learn more about those as well.
To get you started, these are the most eagerly awaited smartphones that will be released in January 2024:
OnePlus 12: The OnePlus 12 is a follow-up to the OnePlus 11, with faster technology, including Qualcomm's fastest CPU, and an appealing price tag. It was released in China on December 5. OnePlus has stated that the phone would arrive on January 23, 2024, worldwide, including India. A 6.82-inch 2K or 1440p LTPO AMOLED display with a maximum brightness of 4,500 nits, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, a 5,400mAh battery with 50W wireless charging and 100W fast wired charging, and a 50MP wide+48MP ultrawide+64MP telephoto arrangement are among the top specifications.
OnePlus 12R: During the company's December 5 event, there was no sign of the OnePlus 12R, which was supposed to launch alongside the OnePlus 12 under the Ace name exclusive to China. OnePlus has now officially announced that the 12R will go on sale on January 23, 2024, the same day as the OnePlus 12, including in India. The OnePlus 12R marks the first global release of the OnePlus R-series, which has up, until now only been available in India. We're waiting for more specifications and design information.
Samsung Galaxy S24 series: At Samsung Unpacked in San Francisco, California on January 17, 2024, the Galaxy S23 series, which is the flagship model, the Galaxy S24 Ultra, is anticipated to make its debut. More specific information is still anticipated, but it is known that they will receive Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Samsung's new Galaxy AI smart features, which are built on the company's in-house Gauss model.
Vivo X100 Pro, X100: After its November unveiling in China, the photography-focused X100 series, which is led by the X100 Pro, was released worldwide on December 14. Vivo will introduce the X100 Pro and X100 in India in "early January," according to FE Tech Bytes, however the precise date is still pending as of this writing. The new MediaTek Dimensity 9300 CPU powers both phones. The X100 Pro has three primary lenses: a 50MP periscope telephoto certified by ZEISS APO for 4.3x optical and up to 100x digital zoom, and a second 50MP ultrawide lens with a 150-degree field of view. The 50MP 1-inch IMX989 VCS bionic sensor is paired with an f/1.75 aperture lens with optical image stabilization.
The X100 sports a 64MP f/2.57 aperture telephoto aperture for 3x optical zoom and a 50MP 1/ 1.49-inch IMX920 VCS bionic sensor matched to an f/1.57 aperture lens with optical image stabilization. It shares the pro's 50MP ultrawide camera.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 series: On January 4, 2024, the Redmi Note 13 series will launch in India. The Redmi Note 13, Redmi Note 13 Pro, and Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus are the three devices we anticipate. In September, the Redmi Note 13 series—a successor to the Redmi Note 12 lineup—was introduced in China. The top-of-the-line Pro Plus has top-tier specifications, such as an IP68-rated chassis housing a 6.67-inch 1.5K OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a maximum brightness of 1,800 nits, a MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra processor, and a 5,000mAh battery with 120W rapid wired charging. The most economical model, the Note 13, has a 33W quick charging capability and is powered by the Dimensity 6080 chip.