Abang Tech: The new phones of the week

Sunday 28 March 2021

The new phones of the week

As far as the smartphone world goes the past week was one of the most exciting in recent memory. We had nearly two dozens new announcements and you’d be forgiven for having missed a few. So here we are compiling a neat list and getting you up to speed.

It was a relatively slow start with the China-exclusive iQOO U3x, but then it was time for Poco to take the stage and introduce the X3 Pro and F3.

Poco X3 Pro and Poco F3 debut with Snapdragon 860 and 870

vivo and Realme gave us a couple of entry-level phones with the Y72 5G and C25 respectively, while Honor only aimed a bit higher with the V40 Lite and Tab 7.

Another round of premium offerings followed as Black Shark brought its 4 series gaming phones, while vivo made its X60 series global.

vivo X60 and X60 Pro go international: with Snapdragon 870, without a periscope

Those were followed by OnePlus, which gave us its most populous flagship line to date with the 9R, 9 and 9 Pro, alongside its first smartwatch.

OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro unveiled with Hasselblad cameras, 120 Hz display, upgraded charging

Not to be left behind sister brand Realme had an event of its own, unveiling the 8 and 8 Pro as another member of the family Oppo announced the Reno5 Lite.

Realme 8 Pro unveiled with 108 MP main camera, 50W dart charging, Realme 8 tags along

The Z3 became the second iQOO phone of the week, before Motorola wrapped things up with the G50 and G100 – the most ambitious G-series members in the history of the popular lineup.