A number of new smartphones, such as the OnePlus 12 and Redmi Note 13 series, debuted in India in January. The fascinating thing about the new releases is that they fall into a variety of pricing ranges, and some of them come with the newest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. 10 most popular smartphones in January 2024 are shown below, compiled from user searches on OnebharatLive.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Vivo X100 Pro, Redmi Note 13 series, OnePlus 12, and other devices are on the list. It's important to note that some of these smartphones are still pending distribution in India, but the majority were unveiled there concurrently with their worldwide releases.


OnePlus 12
Date of launch: January 23, 2024, India
Price: Rs 64,999 for the 12GB+256GB variant
Display: 4.500 nits of peak brightness, 6.82-inch QHD+ 2K OLED LTPO ProXDR 120Hz display, and more
Processor: Adreno GPU-equipped Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
Rear camera: 48MP Sony IMX581 ultra-wide angle sensor + 64MP OV64B periscope sensor + 50MP Sony LYT-808 OIS main camera
32MP Sony IMX615 front-facing camera
12GB+256GB and 16GB+512GB of storage
OS: OxygenOS, based on Android 14.
5,400mAh battery (100W wired SuperVOOC and 50W wireless charging technologies)

OnePlus 12R
Date of launch: January 23, 2024, India
Starting price for the 8GB+128GB model is Rs 39,999.
6.78-inch AMOLED 120Hz display with a peak brightness of 4500 nits and more
Processor: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC from Qualcomm
Rear camera: 2 MP macro, 8 MP ultra-wide, and 50 MP primary camera
16MP front-facing selfie camera
8GB+128GB and 16GB+256GB of storage
OS: ColorOS 14, based on Android 14.
5,500mAh battery with 100W wired SUPERVOOC charging
OPPO Reno 11
Date of launch: January 12, 2024
Price: 8GB+128GB storage starts at Rs 29,999.
Display: 120Hz, 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED with a brightness of up to 1600 nits and more
Processor: Mali-G68 MC4 GPU paired with MediaTek Dimensity 7050 SoC
Rear camera: 8MP ultra-wide angle lens + 32MP telephoto lens + 50MP OIS camera
32 megapixel Sony IMX709 sensor for selfies
8GB+128GB and 8GB+256GB of storage
OS: ColorOS 14, based on Android 14.
5,000mAh battery (67W wired Super Flash Charge technology)

Redmi Note 13 5G
Date of launch: January 4th, India
Starting price for the 6GB+128GB model is Rs 18,670.
Display: a 6.67-inch full-HD+ 120Hz screen with 1,000 nits of peak brightness, among other features.
Processor: Mali-G57 GPU paired with MediaTek Dimensity 6080 SoC
108MP primary camera + 2MP depth sensor make up the rear camera.
16MP front-facing selfie camera
6GB+128GB, 8GB+128GB, and 8GB+256GB of storage
OS: MIUI 14 on top of Android 13
5,000mAh battery with 33W connected charging technology
Redmi Note 13 Pro
Date of launch: January 4th, India
Price: 8GB+128GB storage on Flipkart starts at Rs 25,999.
Display: 6.67-inch 1.5K AMOLED 120Hz display with 1800 nits of peak brightness, among other features
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor
Rear camera: 2MP macro, 8MP ultra-wide angle lens, and 200MP Samsung ISOCELL HP3 OIS main sensor
16MP front camera for taking selfies
8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB, and 12GB+256GB of storage
OS: MIUI 14, which is based on Android 13 (with three Android OS upgrades and four years of security patch upgrades).
5,100mAh battery with 67W wired rapid charging

Redmi Note 13 Pro+
Date of launch: January 4th, India
Price: The 8GB+256GB variant starts at Rs 31,999.
Display: 6.67-inch 1.5K AMOLED 120Hz display with 1800 nits of peak brightness, among other features
MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra processor
Rear camera: 2MP macro, 8MP ultra-wide angle lens, and 200MP Samsung ISOCELL HP3 OIS main sensor
16MP front camera for taking selfies
8GB+256GB, 12GB+256GB, and 12GB+512GB of storage
Operating System: MIUI 14, built on top of Android 13 (three Android OS upgrades and four years of security patch updates)
5,000 mAh battery with 120W wired rapid charging
Vivo X100 Pro
Date of launch: January 4, 2024, India
Cost: The only 16GB+512GB version available is Rs 89,999.
Display: 6.78-inch 1.5K LTPO AMOLED 120Hz display with a maximum brightness of 3000 nits and additional features
Processor: Immortalis-G720 GPU paired with MediaTek Dimensity 9300 4nm SoC
Rear camera: 50 MP ultra wide-angle + 50 MP Zeiss OIS super-telephoto + 50 MP Sony IMX989 1-inch OIS sensor
32 megapixel front lens for a selfie camera
16GB plus 512GB of storage
OS: Android 14-based Funtouch OS 14
5,400 mAh battery with 100 W wired and 50 W wireless charging

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Date of launch: January 17, 2024, both globally and in India
Starting price for 12GB+256GB is Rs 1,29,999.
Display: 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X QHD+ 120Hz display with up to 2600 nits of peak brightness, among other features
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor
200 MP OIS primary sensor + 50 MP telephoto sensor + 10 MP telephoto lens with 3x zoom + 12 MP ultrawide sensor comprise the rear camera.
12MP front camera for taking selfies
12GB+1TB, 12GB+512GB, and 12GB+256GB of storage
OS: One UI 6.1, based on Android 14 (7 years of security patches and 7 years of software upgrades)
5,000mAh battery with 45W wired and 15W wireless charging capabilities
Realme GT 5 Pro
Date of launch: December 7, 2023 in China; India has not yet had a launch date
Price: 12GB+256GB storage starts at CNY 3,399 (about Rs 40,196).
Display: 4.500 nits of peak brightness, a 6.78-inch 1.5K curved LTPO AMOLED 144Hz display, and more
Processor: Adreno 750 GPU paired with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
Rear camera: 8MP OmniVision OV0810 ultra-wide angle sensor + 50MP Sony IMX890 periscope telephoto lens with OIS and EIS + 50MP Sony LYT-T808 OIS main camera
32 megapixel front sensor for selfie camera
12GB+256GB, 16GB+512GB, and 16GB+1TB of storage
OS: Realme UI 5.0, based on Android 14.
5,400 mAh battery with 100 W wired and 50 W wireless charging

Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
Date of launch: November 24, 2023, China
Price: 8GB+256GB storage starts at CNY 4,399, or around Rs 52,000.
6.8-inch 1.5K OLED BOE Q9+ 120Hz panel with a peak brightness of 1600 nits and additional features
Processor: Adreno 750 GPU paired with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
Rear camera: 2MP GC02M1 macro sensor + 50MP S5KGN5 OIS main camera + 50MP S5KJN1 ultra-wide lens
16MP front-facing selfie camera
8GB+256GB, 12GB+256GB, and 12GB+512GB of storage
OS: Redmagic OS, based on Android 14.
6,500mAh battery with 80W connected rapid charging technology