Here’s a list of top phones launched in December 2022 and a quick rundown of their price and specifications.
December 2022 witnessed tons of mid-range and high-end smartphone launches. While most of these launches and announcements came from China, we can expect the devices to make their way to international markets (including India) over the next few months. Almost every major brand had something or the other to offer for the last month of 2022. In this article, let’s have a look at the top phones launched in India as well as globally in December 2022.
Here’s a rundown of all the top phones launched in December 2022:
Realme kicked off December’s smartphone launches by unveiling the Realme 10 Pro series in India, which consists of the Realme 10 Pro 5G and Realme 10 Pro Plus 5G. With the display and design being the prime focus of both devices, the Realme 10 Pro rocks a 6.72-inch FHD+ IPS LCD display with razor-thin bezels while the Realme 10 Pro Plus features a flagship-grade 6.7-inch curved AMOLED display. Furthermore, both of the smartphones, Realme 10 Pro and Realme 10 Pro Plus are 5G enabled and are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and MediaTek Dimensity 1080, respectively.
Moving to the optics, the Realme 10 Pro+ features a 108MP primary camera, an 8MP ultrawide sensor, and a 2MP depth sensor along with a 16MP snapper on the front. The Realme 10 Pro on the other hand gets the same camera setup sans the ultrawide sensor. Both devices run on Android 13-based Realme UI 4.0 out of the box and pack in 5000mAh batteries each with fast charging support.
Launch date: December 8th
India pricing: Realme 10 Pro starts at Rs 18,999 for the base 6GB + 128GB variant while the Realme 10 Pro+ is priced at Rs 24,999 for the same storage configuration.
The iQOO 11 series was launched in China during the second week of December and comprises the standard iQOO 11 and iQOO 11 Pro. Coming to the specifications, both the smartphones flaunt a large 6.78-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel and sport 144Hz fast refresh rate while the ‘Pro’ version bumps up the resolution to QHD+ and features a curved display. Running under the hood on the iQOO 11 series is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC paired with 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage. The rear camera setup on the iQOO 11 consists of a 50MP primary camera, 13MP ultrawide, and 8MP macro lens while on the other hand, the iQOO 11 Pro gets a 50 triple camera setup as well but with a superior 50MP ultrawide and 13MP portrait lenses. A 16MP camera on the front takes care of the video calling and selfie needs.
Lastly, powering up the iQOO 11 is a 5000mAh battery unit with 120W fast charging. As for the iQOO 11 Pro, it features a 4700mAh cell with a whopping 200W fast charging support. Both the devices run on Android 13-based Origin OS 3, which could be replaced by Funtouch OS 13 when the phones launch globally.
Launch date: December 10th
India pricing: TBA
The Xiaomi 13 series brings several iterative upgrades over the Xiaomi 12 series, especially in terms of photography and performance. The series includes the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro with both of the devices running on the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset paired with up to 12GB RAM and 512GB non-expandable storage.
