Smartphone launches amidst Coronavirus pandemic seem imminent. Similar to the other industries out there in the world, the smartphone industry has also seen a significant impact due to the ongoing CoVid-19 pandemic. Major tech events starting with MWC 2020, Google I/O, SXSW 2020, Facebook’s F8 Developer Conference and several others have canceled due to CoVID-19. Well, these are some of the major global tech events held every year.
The same had applied to the Indian smartphone industry as well. Brands like Xiaomi’s Redmi, Realme, Vivo had also canceled their launch events amidst the lockdown imposed in the country, till April 14th, 2020. However, as the famous quote suggests — the show must go on, few of the smartphone companies are still trying to put out their innovative phones for the people, especially tech-savvy people. The majority of these launch events mostly have been conducted online like streaming events and few of them have been launched directly to E-Commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart.
Here are some of the smartphones launched in India and also globally amidst the pandemic. The list only includes smartphones launched in March wherein the ongoing concerns of Coronavirus had been growing rapidly, particularly in India. Let’s have a look.
Starting with the first week of this month, brands like OPPO and Realme had seen their smartphone launches in the country along with their global debuts as well.
OPPO Reno 3 Pro (Launched on March 2nd)
Oppo has launched its new Reno series smartphone — OPPO Reno 3 Pro in India. The successor to the Reno 2 series, the Reno 3 Pro has launched starting at Rs 29,990.
The device features a 6.4-inches Super AMOLED dual punch-hole display. The Reno 3 Pro is powered by MediaTek Helio P95 SoC, which also makes the Reno 3 Pro world’s first phone to feature this chipset.
In terms of optics, the Reno 3 Pro is offered with quad rear cameras on the back, featuring a 64MP primary sensor followed by a 13MP telephoto camera, 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 2MP Mono lens. On the other hand, the OPPO Reno 3 Pro also features the world’s first 44MP selfie shooter paired with a 2MP telephoto lens. Lastly, the OPPO Reno 3 Pro packs in a decent 4025mAh battery with the company’s 30W VOOC Flash Charge 4.0 support.
Black Shark 3 Pro and Black Shark 3 (Launched on March 3rd)
These are the latest entrants when it comes to gaming smartphones, which are also 5G capable and are launched in China. While both Black Shark 3 Pro and the Black Shark 3 appear identical they also share most of the specs. These similar specs include Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 SoC, followed by the triple rear and front cameras and connectivity options too. However, when it comes to displays both the devices feature 90Hz refresh rate displays. The Black Shark 3 Pro features a 7.1-inches QHD+ display and the Black Shark 3 comes with a 6.7-inches FHD+ display.
As for the cameras, Black Shark 3 and the Black Shark 3 Pro feature triple rear cameras on the back, consisting of a 64MP primary sensor, paired with a 13MP super wide-angle lens and followed by a 5MP depth sensor. Upfront, both the gaming phones have a standard 20MP selfie shooter. Gaming phones also differ in battery capacities. The Black Shark 3 Pro comes with a 5000mAh battery and the Black Shark 3 features a 4720mAh battery. Also, the gaming smartphones differ in storage variants wherein the Pro variant has an additional benefit of faster storage capacities. The Black Shark 3 pricing starts at CNY 3499 (Rs 37,000 approx) and the Pro variant starts at CNY 4699 (Rs 50,000 approx.)
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