Phones launched this week: Realme Narzo 70 Pro 5G, Vivo T3 5G, and more

March continues to be filled with several smartphone launches in India and other markets globally. There were six new smartphones this week alone, with more coming in the next few weeks. The list includes Realme Narzo 70 Pro 5G, Vivo T3 5G, Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro, and OnePlus Ace 3V. Realme also launched the Realme 12x smartphone in China and the phone is set to release in India as well. Lava also launched a new budget phone in India. 

Let’s take a look at each of the new smartphone launches this week. 

Realme Narzo 70 Pro 5G

  • Display: Realme Narzo 70 Pro 5G features a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, up to 2200Hz touch sampling rate, and peak brightness of 2000 nits.
  • Chipset: The smartphone is powered by the Mediatek Dimensity 7050 5G chipset paired with Mali-G68 GPU.
  • RAM and storage: It comes in two variants of 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, and 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. You also get 8GB of virtual RAM.
  • Cameras: The smartphone sports a 50MP Sony IMX890 primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide camera, and a 2MP macro sensor. It has a 16MP front camera for selfies. 
  • Battery, charging: The Realme Narzo 70 Pro 5G packs a 5000mAh battery with 67W SUPERVOOC charging technology. 
  • Software: On the software front, the smartphone runs Realme UI 5.0 based on Android 14. 
  • Price: Realme Narzo 70 Pro 5G is priced at Rs 19,999 for the base model with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. The 8GB + 256GB variant is priced at Rs 21,999.

Vivo T3 5G

  • Display: Vivo T3 5G has a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1800 nits of peak brightness.
  • Chipset:Under the hood of the phone runs the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 5G chipset.
  • RAM and storage: With the Vivo T3 5G you get 8GB of RAM and two storage options of 128GB and 256GB.
  • Cameras: It has a triple camera setup housing a 50MP Sony IMX822 primary camera with OIS, a 2MP bokeh camera and a Flicker sensor as well. For selfies, you get a 16MP front camera.
  • Battery, charging: The smartphone packs a 5,000mAh battery with 44W FlashCharge technology
  • Software:On the software front, it runs Funtouch OS 14 based on Android 14.
  • Price: Vivo T3 5G starts at Rs 19,999 for the base model with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, while the 8GB RAM and 256GB storage variant is priced at Rs 21,999.

Realme 12x

  • Display: Realme 12x sports a 6.67-inch FHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate.
  • Chipset: The smartphone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ processor paired with Mali G57 GPU.
  • RAM and storage: The phone comes in two variants of 12GB + 256GB and 12GB + 512GB storage, which is further expandable via a microSD card.
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  • Cameras: The phone sports a 50MP primary camera and a secondary sensor with an LED flash, and an 8MP front camera for selfies. 
  • Battery, charging: The smartphone houses a 5000mAh battery with 15W standard charging support.
  • Software:The Realme 12x runs on Android 14-based Realme UI 5.0 custom skin out of the box.
  • Price: Realme 12x has been launched in China. It costs RMB 1399 (Rs 16,300 approx) for the 12GB + 256GB variant, and RMB 1599 (Rs 18,700 approx) for the 12GB + 512GB model.

Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro

  • Display: Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro features a 6.55-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, and 3000 nits peak brightness.
  • Chipset: It’s powered by the newly launched Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset paired with Adreno 735 GPU. Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro is also the first phone to launch with this chipset.
  • RAM and storage: The smartphone comes in three variants of 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB and 16GB + 512GB.
  • Cameras: Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro features two 32MP selfie cameras. At the back you get a 50MP primary camera with Leica Summilux lens, a 12MP Omnivision OV13B10 ultra-wide camera, and a 50MP 2X telephoto camera. 
  • Battery, charging: The smartphone packs a 4,700mAh battery with 67W fast charging support.
  • Software: On the software front, the phone runs on Xiaomi HyperOS with Android 14.
  • Price: Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro has a starting price of CNY 2,999 (Rs 35,100 approx) for the base model with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. It comes in two more variants of 12GB/512GB and 16GB/512GB priced at CNY 3,299 (Rs 38,600 approx) and CNY 3,599 (Rs 42,100 approx), respectively.

OnePlus Ace 3V

  • Display: OnePlus Ace 3V has a 6.74-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 2150 nits peak brightness, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut and 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming technology.
  • Chipset:The smartphone is the first to launch with the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset paired with Adreno 732 GPU.
  • RAM and storage: It comes with 12GB RAM + 256GB and 512GB storage options. The top-end model comes with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage. 
  • Cameras: There’s a dual camera setup on the OnePlus Ace 3V featuring 50MP Sony IMX882 primary sensor with OIS, and an 8MP ultra-wide camera with Sony IMX355 sensor. Up front, you get a 16MP Samsung S5K3P9 sensor for selfies.
  • Battery, charging: The smartphone packs a 5,500mAh battery with 100W SuperVOOC fast charging support.
  • Software: On the software front, OnePlus Ace 3V runs Android 14-based ColorOS 14.
  • Price: OnePlus Ace 3V is priced at CNY 1,999 (Rs 23,400 approx) for the base model with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. The 12GB+512GB variant and 16GB + 512GB variants cost CNY 2,299 (Rs 26,900 approx), and CNY 2,599 (Rs 30,400 approx).

Lava O2

  • Display: Lava O2 features a 6.5-inch HD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate.
  • Chipset: The smartphone is powered by the UNISOC T616 processor.
  • RAM and storage: It comes with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage.
  • Cameras: With the Lava O2, you get a 50MP dual AI camera, and an 8MP front camera for selfies and video calls.
  • Battery, charging: The phone packs a 5,000mAh battery with 18W charging support.
  • Software:It runs near-stock Android 13 with no bloatware or ads.
  • Price: Lava O2 comes in only variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, which is priced at Rs 8,499.