Specs:

• Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
• LPDDR4X RAM
• UFS 2.2 storage
• 6.9" HD+ 120Hz LCD display
• 13MP rear camera
• 5MP front camera
• 7,900mAh battery
• 45W wired / 22.5W reverse wired charging
• Wi-Fi 5
• Bluetooth 5.1
• NFC
• IP64
• HyperOS 3

Colours:

• Star Rain White
• Vast Night Black
• Wilderness Green

Prices:

• 8/128GB: CNY 1,799 (~ INR 25,546 / NPR 40,819 / USD 270 / EUR 234 / GBP 198)
• 6/256GB: CNY 1,999 (~ INR 28,386 / NPR 45,357 / USD 300 / EUR 260 / GBP 220)
• 8/256GB: CNY 2,199 (~ INR 31,226 / NPR 49,895 / USD 330 / EUR 286 / GBP 242)

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Specs:

• Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
• 12.1" 3K (3000 × 1872 pixels) 165Hz LCD display
• 13MP rear camera
• 8MP front camera
• 10,100mAh battery
• Wi-Fi 7
• Bluetooth 6
• 6 speakers
• Stylus support
• MagicOS 10 (Android 16)

Colour: Gray

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POCO F9 Pro

Specs:

• Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 V Series
• LPDDR5X RAM
• UFS 4.1 storage
• 6.59" FHD+ 185Hz AMOLED display
• 200MP (main) + 8MP (ultra-wide) + 50MP (telephoto) rear camera
• 32MP front camera
• 6,330mAh battery
• 100W wired / 27W reverse wired charging
• 50W wireless / 22.5W reverse wireless charging
• Wi-Fi 7
• Bluetooth 6
• NFC
• IP68 + 69
• HyperOS 3 (Android 16)

Expected Price:

• 12/256GB: EUR 799 (~ INR 88,657 / NPR 1,40,896 / USD 927 / GBP 687)

POCO F9 Ultra

Specs:

• Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
• LPDDR5X Ultra RAM
• UFS 4.1 storage
• 6.9" FHD+ 185Hz AMOLED display
• 200MP (main) + 50MP (ultra-wide) + 50MP (telephoto) rear camera
• 32MP front camera
• 8,050mAh battery
• 100W wired / 27W reverse wired charging
• 50W wireless / 22.5W reverse wireless charging
• Wi-Fi 7
• Bluetooth 6
• NFC
• IP68 + 69
• HyperOS 3 (Android 16)

Expected Price:

• 16/512GB: EUR 999 (~ INR 1,10,849 / NPR 1,76,164 / USD 1,159 / GBP 859)

Source: WinFuture

Specs:

• MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
• 6.78" FHD+ 144Hz AMOLED display
• 50MP (main) + 8MP (ultra-wide) rear camera
• 13MP front camera
• 6,500mAh battery
• 45W charging
• Wi-Fi 6
• Bluetooth 5.4
• IP66 + 68 + 69 + 69K
• HiOS 16 (Android 16)
• 2 OS + 3Y Security updates

Colours:

• Arc White
• Graphite Black
• Tundra Green

Source: Flipkart

Source: Flipkart

Specs:

• Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
• LPDDR5X RAM
• UFS 3.1 storage
• 6.72" FHD+ 120Hz LCD display
• 50MP (main) + 8MP (ultra-wide) rear camera
• 32MP front camera
• 7,000mAh battery
• 30W charging
• Wi-Fi 5
• Bluetooth 5.1
• IP64
• Hello UI (Android 16)
• 2 OS + 3Y Security updates

Colours:

• PANTONE Alaskan Blue
• PANTONE Malaga
• PANTONE Stargazer

Price:

• 6/128GB: INR 27,999 (~ NPR 44,774 / USD 293 / EUR 254 / GBP 217)

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Geekbench Results:

• Single-core Score: 924
• Multi-core Score: 2923
• OpenCL Score: 3317
• Vulkan Score: 4019
• CPU clusters: 4 cores @ 2.02 GHz, 4 cores @ 2.61 GHz
• Adreno 812
• 8GB RAM
• Android 16

Expected Specs:

• Snapdragon 6 Gen Gen 5
• 8GB / 12GB LPDDR5X RAM
• UFS 2.2 (128GB variant) / 4.0 (256GB & 512GB variants) storage
• 32MP front camera
• 9,210mAh battery
• 100W charging
• HyperOS 3

Sources:

• CPU: Geekbench
• GPU (OpenCL): Geekbench
• GPU (Vulcan): Geekbench

Specs:

• MediaTek Dimensity 6300
• LPDDR4X RAM
• UFS 2.2 storage
• 6.81" HD+ 144Hz LCD display
• 50MP rear camera
• 8MP front camera
• 7,000mAh battery
• 45W wired / 6.5W reverse wired charging
• Wi-Fi 5
• Bluetooth 5.3
• IP65
• realme UI 7 (Android 16)
• 2 OS + 3Y Security updates

Colours:

• Endurance Brown
• Glory White

Prices:

• 4/128GB: INR 25,999 (~ NPR 41,598 / USD 260 / EUR 237 / GBP 203)
• 6/128GB: INR 27,999 (~ NPR 44,798 / USD 280 / EUR 255 / GBP 218)
• 6/256GB: INR 30,999 (~ NPR 49,598 / USD 310 / EUR 282 / GBP 242)

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Source: iQOO (Weibo)

Specs:

• Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
• LPDDR5X RAM
• UFS 3.1 storage
• 6.72" FHD+ 120Hz LCD display
• 50MP (main) + 8MP (ultra-wide) rear camera
• 32MP front camera
• 7,000mAh battery
• 30W charging
• Wi-Fi 5
• Bluetooth 5.1
• IP64
• Hello UI (Android 16)
• 2 OS + 3Y Security updates

Colours:

• PANTONE Alaskan Blue
• PANTONE Malaga
• PANTONE Stargazer

Sources:

• Motorola India (Instagram)
• Motorola India (Official Website)

Specs:

• MediaTek Dimensity 6400
• LPDDR4X RAM
• UFS 2.2 storage
• 12.1" 2.5K (2560 × 1600 pixels) 90Hz LCD display
• 13MP rear camera
• 8MP front camera
• 10,200mAh battery
• 68W charging
• Wi-Fi 5
• Bluetooth 5.2
• 5G
• USB 2.0
• 4 speakers (Dolby Atmos)
• 2 mics
• Stylus support
• microSD card slot (Up to 2TB)
• IP52
• Hello UI (Android 16)
• 2 OS + 4Y Security updates

Colour: PANTONE Sea Angel

Prices:

• 8/128GB: INR 33,999 (~ NPR 54,398 / USD 374 / EUR 309 / GBP 265)
• 8/256GB: INR 36,999 (~ NPR 59,198 / USD 407 / EUR 337 / GBP 289)

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REDMI 17 5G

Specs:

• Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
• LPDDR4X RAM
• UFS 2.2 storage
• 6.9" HD+ 120Hz LCD display
• 50MP rear camera
• 8MP front camera
• 7,500mAh battery
• 45W wired / 22.5W reverse wired charging
• Wi-Fi (2.4GHz & 5GHz)
• Bluetooth 5.1
• NFC
• IP64
• HyperOS 3

Colours:

• Black
• Deep Blue
• Vivid Orange

Prices:

• 4/128GB: MYR 769 (~ INR 17,879 / NPR 28,622 / USD 185 / EUR 161 / GBP 138)
• 4/256GB: MYR 869 (~ INR 20,204 / NPR 32,344 / USD 209 / EUR 182 / GBP 156)

REDMI 17 4G

Specs:

• MediaTek Helio G91 Ultra
• LPDDR4X RAM
• eMMC 5.1 storage
• 6.9" HD+ 120Hz LCD display
• 50MP rear camera
• 8MP front camera
• 7,500mAh battery
• 45W wired / 22.5W reverse wired charging
• Wi-Fi (2.4GHz & 5GHz)
• Bluetooth 5.4
• NFC
• IP64
• HyperOS 3

Colours:

• Black
• Deep Blue
• Lotus Purple
• Oak Green

Price:

• 4/128GB: MYR 669 (~ INR 15,554 / NPR 24,900 / USD 161 / EUR 140 / GBP 120)

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• REDMI 17 5G
• REDMI 17 4G

Specs:

• MediaTek Dimensity 8300
• LPDDR5X RAM
• UFS 3.1 storage
• 12.2" 3:2 2.8K (2800 × 1840 pixels) 144Hz dual-layer OLED display
• 13MP rear camera
• 5MP front camera
• 9,000mAh battery
• 45W charging
• Wi-Fi 6E
• Bluetooth 5.3
• USB 3.0 (DP 1.4 / PD 3.0)
• microSD card slot (Up to 1TB)
• 4 speakers (Dolby Atmos)
• Stylus and External keyboard support
• Android 16

Colour: Pure White

Prices:

• 8/128GB: INR 45,990 (~ NPR 73,584 / USD 506 / EUR 419 / GBP 359)
• 8/256GB: INR 49,990 (~ NPR 79,984 / USD 550 / EUR 455 / GBP 390)

Source: ASUS India Official Website

Specs:

• Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
• LPDDR4X RAM
• UFS 2.2 storage
• 6.9" FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display
• 50MP rear camera
• 8MP front camera
• 8,000mAh battery
• 45W wired / 22.5W reverse wired charging
• Wi-Fi 5
• Bluetooth 5.1
• IP65
• HyperOS 3 (Android 16)
• 4 OS + 6Y Security updates

Colours:

• Arctic Blue
• Dark Knight
• Starlight Purple

Prices:

• 6/128GB: INR 27,999 (~ NPR 44,518 / USD 308 / EUR 255 / GBP 218)
• 8/128GB: INR 30,999 (~ NPR 49,288 / USD 341 / EUR 282 / GBP 242)

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Specs:

• Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
• LPDDR4X RAM
• UFS 3.1 storage
• 6.78" 1.5K FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display
• 50MP (main) + 2MP (monochrome) rear camera
• 50MP front camera
• 10,000mAh battery
• 80W wired / 27W reverse wired charging
• Wi-Fi 5
• Bluetooth 5.1
• NFC
• IP66 + 68 + 69 + 69K
• ColorOS 16 (Android 16)

Colours:

• Distant Mountain Black
• Brocade Orange
• Wave Rider (Blue)

Prices:

• 8/128GB: CNY 2,199 (~ INR 30,984 / NPR 49,653 / USD 330 / EUR 286 / GBP 242)
• 8/256GB: CNY 2,599 (~ INR 36,620 / NPR 58,685 / USD 390 / EUR 338 / GBP 286)
• 12/256GB: CNY 2,699 (~ INR 38,029 / NPR 60,943 / USD 405 / EUR 351 / GBP 297)
• 12/512GB: CNY 2,999 (~ INR 42,256 / NPR 67,717 / USD 450 / EUR 390 / GBP 330)

Sources:

• OPPO (Weibo)
• OPPO Shop

Specs:

• Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
• LPDDR4X RAM
• UFS 2.2 storage
• 6.9" FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display
• 50MP rear camera
• 8MP front camera
• 8,000mAh battery
• 45W wired / 22.5W reverse wired charging
• Bluetooth 5.1
• IP65
• HyperOS 3 (Android 16)
• 4 OS + 6Y Security updates

Colours:

• Black
• Blaze Orange
• Green

Prices:

• 6/128GB: INR 24,999 (~ NPR 39,998 / USD 250 / EUR 227 / GBP 195)
• 8/128GB: INR 27,999 (~ NPR 44,798 / USD 280 / EUR 255 / GBP 218)

Source: POCO India (X)

Specs:

• Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
• LPDDR5X RAM
• UFS 3.1 storage
• 6.7" FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display
• 50MP (main) + 5MP (ultra-wide) + 2MP (macro) rear camera
• 12MP front camera
• 6,000mAh battery
• 45W charging
• Wi-Fi 5
• Bluetooth 5.1
• NFC
• IP64
• One UI 8.5 (Android 16)
• 6 OS + 6Y Security updates

Colours:

• Aura Green
• Alpha Black

Prices (Regular):

• 6/128GB: INR 25,999 (~ NPR 41,598 / USD 260 / EUR 237 / GBP 203)
• 8/128GB: INR 29,999 (~ NPR 47,998 / USD 300 / EUR 273 / GBP 234)
• 8/256GB: INR 34,999 (~ NPR 55,998 / USD 350 / EUR 318 / GBP 273)

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Specs:

• Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
• LPDDR5X RAM
• UFS 3.1 storage
• 6.7" FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display
• 50MP (main) + 5MP (ultra-wide) + 2MP (macro) rear camera
• 12MP front camera
• 6,000mAh battery
• 45W charging
• Wi-Fi 5
• Bluetooth 5.1
• NFC
• IP64
• One UI 8.5 (Android 16)
• 6 OS + 6Y Security updates

Colours:

• Aura Green
• Alpha Black

Source: Flipkart

Source: REDMI (Weibo)

Specs:

• MediaTek Dimensity 6360 Apex
• 6.8" HD+ 120Hz LCD display
• 13MP rear camera
• 5MP front camera
• 7,000mAh battery
• 15W wired / 5W reverse wired charging
• Bypass charging
• microSD card slot (Up to 2TB)
• IP64
• MIL-STD-810H
• OxygenOS 16 (Android 16)

Colours:

• Burgundy Red
• Ice Blue

Prices:

• 4/64GB: INR 18,999 (~ NPR 30,398 / USD 190 / EUR 173 / GBP 148)
• 4/128GB: INR 20,999 (~ NPR 33,598 / USD 210 / EUR 191 / GBP 164)

My take: I'd rather keep using my OnePlus 5 (not a typo) for as long as possible, with the occasional battery replacement or repair if needed, than buy something like this at this price. What do you think?

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