OnePlus 8, iPhone SE to Xiaomi Mi 10: Smartphones to watch out for when COVID-19 lockdown ends

The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has put brakes on an otherwise booming smartphone industry. A slight ray of hope was given when government hinted at relaxing the norms for e-commerce from April 20, only to clarify later that delivery of non-essential items won’t be allowed. This leaves both the customers and sellers in an tricky situation. Several launches have been postponed for now while others that happened, cannot be ordered, as of now. 

However, once the lockdown ends, the suppressed demand might take off once again. Here, we list down a few smartphones that you need to look out for once after the COVID-19 lockdown ends – 

OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro: OnePlus launched its flagship-level smartphone series last week during an online-only event. The smartphones have been priced aggressively in India when compared to other markets. The OnePlus 8 price in India starts at Rs 41,999 for the base variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. The OnePlus 8 Pro price starts at Rs 54,999. 

Apple iPhone SE: An Apple iPhone with the power of iPhone 11 Pro Max and half the price is what most smartphone lovers have been asking for.  The smartphone has been one of the cheapest iPhones to have been launched in many years. It will cost you Rs 42,500 in the Indian market and the deliveries are expected to start once the lockdown is over.

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Xiaomi Mi 10: The flagship was set to be launched at March end but was delayed due to the coronavirus crisis. As of now, there is no word on the launch date of the smartphone but it will surely be a device to watch out for. The Mi 10 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset and comes with a 108MP primary camera along with 13MP ultrawide, 2MP macro and 2MP depth sensor units.

Redmi Note 9 Pro Max: Xiaomi was able to launch the Redmi Note 9 series just in time before the lockdown happened. While the sale for Redmi Note 9 had already started, customers weren’t able to get their hands on the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max. Priced at Rs 14,999, the smartphone comes with Snapdragon 720G chip. 

Realme Narzo 10 and Narzo 10A: Realme has pushed the launch of Narzo series indefinitely after scheduling it twice. The budget series was set to take on Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi. It will be one of the most sought after smartphones, once the lockdown gets over.