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2019 is coming to an end. It has been a year full of innovation in the whole technology sector, including smartphones. We saw a lot of revolutionary devices and technologies, as well as an impressive growth of very important brands. And we even started to gather information about the upcoming smartphones in 2020. This year leaves us with a lot of rumors and leaks about upcoming devices from the most important brands. That is why we decided to collect the most important pieces of info in a dedicated post. Here you will find the top upcoming smartphones in 2020 with everything we know about them. Obviously, the top only includes devices for which we already got some details. Note that a lot of info is only based on rumors, so take everything with a pinch of salt.

Best upcoming smartphones in 2020

OnePlus Concept One

OnePlus will hold a special event at CES 2020 (Consumer Electronics Show) which will kick off in Las Vegas on January 7 and will last until January 10. CEO Pete Lau revealed that we will see something special at the event. Later on, Pete Lau confirmed that the company will unveil a new concept smartphone at CES 2020. It will be the first OnePlus concept phone, indeed the company called it OnePlus Concept One. Unfortunately, we do not know anything about the new concept phone: the company did not release any detail. Usually, concept phones are very innovative, so expect something revolutionary. According to hypotheses, OnePlus may unveil its first foldable phone. But someone thinks the company will showcase either a midrange smartphone (it does not release one since the OnePlus X) or a pair of true wireless earphones. What is your opinion?

Redmi K30 Pro

Redmi K30
Redmi K30

A few days ago Xiaomi officially announced the Redmi K30 and K30 5G. Unlike a lot of people thought, the new line-up did not include a flagship-class variant but only mid-rangers. Even the K30 5G which supports 5G connectivity is a mid-ranger since it is fueled by the Snapdragon 765G chipset (the first Qualcomm’s midrange chipset with 5G). But this does not mean that there will not be any flagship in the Redmi K30 series. According to the latest report by a known leakster, the Redmi K30 Pro will launch in March 2020 and it will be amazing. It will be powered by the newly-announced Snapdragon 865 chipset: Qualcomm’s flagship SoC which will be on a lot of 2020 flagships.

The chipset will offer an integrated 5G modem: Snapdragon X55 with the support of SA and NSA standards. Earlier rumors suggested that Redmi K30 Pro will have a 120 Hz refresh rate just like its vanilla version, as well as a 6.67-inch panel with a Full HD+ resolution and a punch-hole design. The camera department will include a Sony IMX686 sensor with a 64 MP resolution, supported by a 13 MP ultrawide lens, an 8 MP telephoto lens and a 2 MP depth sensor. The front camera housed in the punch hole is said to have a 32 MP sensor and a secondary ToF 3D sensor. Redmi K30 Pro is rumored to sport a 4500 mAh battery with the support to a 30W fast charging technology.

Xiaomi Mi 10

We talked about the possible arrival of the Redmi K30 Pro in March with a Snapdragon 865 chipset. But it looks like the Redmi K30 Pro will not be the first Xiaomi phone equipped with the Snapdragon 865. At the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit Xiaomi’s co-founder Lin Bin announced that Xiaomi Mi 10 will be one of the first smartphones to be powered by the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform. And we also know that there will be a Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro as Lin Bin officially confirmed it as well. An alleged Xiaomi Mi 10 was recently certified by 3C with 30W fast charging and we know that it will debut with MIUI 11 based on Android 10 out of the box. We also expect it to come with a 108 MP main camera and 5G support. Other than that, nothing is known about the specifications of Xiaomi Mi 10 and 10 Pro.

Redmi 9

Not only flagships: we had information even about an upcoming affordable smartphone coming in 2020. According to a report, Redmi 9 will be launched in early 2020 and it will debut initially in China, then it will expand to the Indian market later. The Redmi 9 is said to come with a 6.6-inch display and with a waterdrop notch. It seems it will be powered by the Helio G70 chipset by MediaTek: a toned down version of the Helio G90T found on the Redmi Note 8 Pro, but still providing high graphics performance. The SoC is expected to be paired with 4 GB of RAM and internal storage of 64 GB in the base configuration. Obviously, there will be other variants. Redmi 9 could debut with MIUI 11 and Android 10 out of the box just like the Xiaomi Mi 10.

OnePlus 8 series

OnePlus 8 Lite

OnePlus will officially launch the new OnePlus 8 series in Q2 2020, but a lot of detail about it already surfaced. For the first time after a year, the upcoming smartphone series will be composed of three models and it will include an affordable variant. Thanks to tipster we even know the rumored specs of the handsets. OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are said to house 6.4 and 6.7-inch displays respectively, with S-AMOLED E3 technology and curved sides.

They will be dual punch-hole display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, resolutions up to Quad HD+ with 1440 x 3140 pixels, and more. OnePlus 8 Lite is rumored to come with a 6.4-inch S-AMOLED E2 display with a 90 Hz refresh rate and a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. All of them will include an in-display fingerprint scanner. OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro will be fueled by the Snapdragon 865 chipset paired with 8 or 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128 or 256 GB of UFS 3.0 internal storage depending on the chosen configuration. The OnePlus 8 Lite may pack a Dimensity 1000 SoC by MediaTek, 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128 or 256 GB of internal storage (UFS 3.0).

OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro may feature a dual front camera with a 32 MP sensor and a 3D TOF sensor, while the OnePlus 8 Lite is said to come with a 16 MP front camera. On the OnePlus 8 Lite, there may also be a triple camera with a 48 MP main sensor, a 16 MP ultrawide sensor and a 12 MP telephoto lens (OIS and EIS included). OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are said to be even better camera phones with a 64 MP main sensor, a 20 MP ultrawide sensor, a 12 MP telephoto lens with the support to 5x optical zoom and a 3D TOF sensor (OIS and EIS included).

The battery may have a 4000 mAh capacity on the OnePlus 8 and 8 Lite, while OnePlus 8 Pro is said to pack a 4500 mAh battery with 35W fast charging. We should also see stereo speakers and glass backs with Gorilla Glass 5 and 6 protections, as well as a waterproof certification on the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro. Prices in China are rumored to start from about $528 for the OnePlus 8, $714 for the OnePlus 8 Pro and $428 for the OnePlus 8 Lite.

Samsung Galaxy S11

Just like every year, Samsung will unveil its main flagship line-up in Q1 2020, most likely in February. This year we are talking about the Samsung Galaxy S11 which may debut alongside a clamshell version of the Galaxy Fold. Samsung Galaxy S11 is rumored to sport a 108 MP sensor with 5x optical zoom and 9 in 1 pixel binning. We also expect it to come with a Snapdragon 865 chipset in the U.S. market and an Exynos 990 chipset in the European market, both with an integrated 5G modem. Samsung Galaxy S11 may scan up to two fingerprints simultaneously, its Plus version may pack a 5000 mAh battery manufactured by LG, and it should come with a punch hole placed at the center of the panel just like the Galaxy Note 10 series.

Oppo Find X2

OPPO Find X2 featured

Oppo is planning the launch of a perfect flagship smartphone in 2020. It will be the successor of the Find X and it will be called Find X2. The company already confirmed that it will launch in Q1 2020. Among its main focuses, there will be an amazing display with a higher refresh rate than the previous generation (we expect 120 Hz), as well as a higher resolution (probably Quad HD). Oppo Find X2 will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 chipset and it will obviously support 5G networks thanks to a Snapdragon X55 integrated modem supporting sub-6GHz frequencies (but maybe not mmWave).

It might even come with a new in-display camera technology thanks to which the front camera will be really under the display and not in a punch hole. Oppo Find X2 will be one of the most amazing camera phones as it is tipped to come with Sony’s latest image sensor with all pixel omnidirectional PDAF (Phase Detection Autofocus), as well as the new 2×2 on-chip lens (OCL) solution. The new lens will offer faster and more accurate autofocus for better performance even in low light conditions.

Realme X50

Realme X50

Alongside Xiaomi, even Realme is expected to release a mid-range series of smartphones with 5G support in Q1 2020 (January). The Realme X50 series will debut before the Chinese Spring Festival and it will include the brand’s first 5G smartphone. The device will probably be powered by the Snapdragon 765G chipset with an integrated Snapdragon X52 5G modem carrying the support to both SA and NSA 5G standards. It will be the main rival of the Redmi K30 5G.

According to rumors, Realme X50 will sport a 6.44-inch AMOLED display and a quad rear camera including a Sony IMX686 main sensor with a 64 MP resolution and secondary lens with 8, 2 and 2 MP resolutions. The battery may have a 4500 mAh capacity and support VOOC 4.0 Flash Charge technology. It is said to come with up to 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage, as well as ColorOS 7 based on Android 10 out of the box. The Realme X50 will also have a Youth Edition carrying a more affordable price. Obviously it will be a variant with a different chipset. The Realme X50 was supposed to go official this month, but now we know it will debut before January 26.

Huawei P40

Despite the issues which came from the U.S. ban, Huawei will unveil the P40 series in Q1 2020 and it will even launch it in Europe. The CEO Richard Yu already confirmed that it will be released in March 2020. The Huawei P40 will come with a “never seen” design and improved camera department. It will not run HarmonyOS, which is the new Huawei’s operating system based on Android. It will be still based on Android and it will run EMUI based on Android 10. But it will land in Europe without Google services. Instead, it will pack Huawei Mobile Services.

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