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5 Best Smartphones of the Year : Our Pick List for the 2018 Smartphones

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2018 had been a tough year for tech giants like Facebook and Google, especially due to the raised security concerns. But at the same time, the year had new inventions and launches, too, especially the launches of new smartphones, including the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. Many of the smartphones became the best sellers of the year, and many failed the expectations of its users.

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After evaluating the specifications, performance and the selling rate of the smartphones, we are here with the top 5 smartphones that were incredibly good and will remain in the favourite’s list of its users in 2019, too.

Google Pixel 3: The Google Pixel 3 was launched in October 2018. The phone is a real challenge for the new iPhones with its impressive features at such a price. The phone ships with a 12.2-megapixel primary rear camera and with two selfie cameras, one for the normal selfie and the other for a wide-angle selfie. Both the front cameras are of 8 megapixels. With excellent build, the phone is a pure Android device, embedded with all the latest software updates. The smartphone has a 5.8-inch OLED display with a 2,260 x 1,080-pixel resolution. The outstanding camera and the unique A.I. features, of this phone, made Google Pixel 3 top our best 2018 smartphones list.

iPhone XS: An elite phone having not much upgrade to the iPhone X, iPhone XS is the most-awaited device for the iPhone lovers. The excellent camera quality and the top-notch performance of the phone is everything a user demands at such a price. The high range of the price does complete justice with its attractive design, outstanding camera and faster processor.

OnePlus 6T: The OnePlus series has been around for a couple of years now and are continuously surprising its users with its performance. The latest addition to the series was the OnePlus 6T phone, that was also launched in October 2018. As soon as the phone arrived it was in the list of the best sellers. The 6.41-inch display phone provides you with the resolution of 1080×2340 pixels. The phone is known for its excellent dual rear camera (16-megapixel and 20-megapixel ), and a 16-megapixel front camera.

Samsung Galaxy S9: The Samsung Galaxy S9 was released in the early March of this year. The phone is the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series. It has a beautiful sleek design (similar to the early phones in this series) and is high on performance, too. The latest features added to the phone are facial recognition and biometric security, wireless charging as well as the water resistance. The phone has a 5.8-inch display with a Super AMOLED panel, providing resolution of 1440×2960. Its high performance makes it one of the most powerful Android phones of 2018.

LG V40: The LG V40. The smartphone is one of the best smartphones built by LG. The smartphone renders the best performance, outstanding camera quality, best display and certainly a beautiful and sleek design. The phone has a 6.4-inch QHD+ OLED Display and offers a resolution of 3120×1440. It is the first phone having the wide angle (16MP) and the telephoto lens (12MP) rear camera, together. It supports the wireless charging for its 3,300 mAh non-removable battery. The phone is already out in the markets outside India, and release date for the phone in India is 26 December. So even being a 2018 phone, it will be the newest for the year 2019.

Apple’s Fall Event 2018 : All About the New Launches

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Apple’s annual event took place yesterday in San Francisco, California. The event was streaming live on the Apple TV and Apple’s event page, broadcast in London, Berlin, Moscow, Beijing, Tokyo and Sydney.

Apple, in its 2018 event, has announced a range of new iPhones along with its FDA-approved watch, that is capable of reading the heartbeat.

Apple’s new iPhone series includes the iPhone XS having a 5.8-inch OLED display screen, iPhone XS Max with 6.5-inch OLED display screen and iPhone XR with 6.1-inch Liquid Retina display Screen.

The iPhone XS and XS Max has come with a better camera resolution and are embedded with the faster A12 processor implanted in a stainless steel body. The new iPhones will support the eSim feature that will eliminate the need of inserting an extra sim card with the help of an inbuilt sim card.

On the other hand, the iPhone XR is having an aluminium body with a single 12MP wide angle back camera, providing the same depth-of-field effect. The iPhone XR has come with an improved battery with approximately 90 minutes more battery life. The iPhone XR will be available in six different colours black, white, blue, red, yellow, coral.

The price of the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR will start from $899 (Approx. 64,800), $999 (Approx. 72000) and $749 (54000), respectively. All the three phones will be available in a storage range of 64GB, 256GB and 512GB, that will vary the price accordingly. And, finally, the new iPhones are going to have two sim card slot that can help in boosting its sale.

Another product that was introduced at the event is an edge-to-edge screen watch, with a thinner body and a 30% larger screen, an addition to the Apple Watch Series 4. The new Apple 4 series watch is a GPS-only cellular model watch that is redesigned with enhanced software and hardware. The watch is having a faster S4 processor and ECG/EKG monitor. The watch is capable of reading the heartbeat rhythm and can sense if the user has fallen. In such a situation the watch will make a call to the emergency asap.

The preorders for the iPhones as well as the watch will start from 14 September and will be available in the American markets from 21 September, this year.