This is going to happen after a long time that a newly released smartphone is going to take the top lead by surpassing all the other flagship phones. Week 18 has seen it finally. Xiaomi Mi A2, which is alternatively known as Xiaomi Mi 6X in China, has successfully overtaken Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 5 Pro as well as Huawei’s P20 Pro.

Oppo F7 has also come down to 4^th position due to the swift rise of Mi A2 in the previous week. Another phone behind that is Huawei P20 Lite, which was on no. 9 in the 17^th week. It is now on 5^th position.

Asus Zenfone Max Pro has also lost a couple positions to go to no. 6 spot. On the other hand, Redmi Note 5 has gained three positions to slide above now at no. 7.

Similarly, Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro and Vivo V9 now have 9^th and 8^th positions, respectively.

The 10^th position is held by the predecessor of currently leading phone, i.e. Xiaomi Mi A1. Nokia X6 has failed to cut the chase in week 18. Let us check the brief specifications and rankings of top 10 phones trending in week 18.

Rank 1: Xiaomi Mi A2 (Previous Rank: 5)

Xiaomi Mi A2 price in Pakistan at the moment is Rs. 28,660, and it was released in April, 2018. The device has been powered by octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 chipset and comes with 6GB RAM. Xiaomi Mi A2 contains 64/128 GB of internal storage. The phone has 5.99-inch LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display along with the resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. Concerning the camera, Xiaomi Mi A2 packs dual 12MP + 20MP camera on the rear as well as 20MP camera on the front. It comes in black, glacier blue, sand gold, flame red and cherry pink color variants.

Moreover, Xiaomi Mi A2 will be running on Android 8.1 (Oreo) and will have non-removable Li-Ion 2,900mAh battery. The phone will weigh 165 g (5.82 oz), and its dimensions will be 158.9 x 75.5 x 7.3 mm (6.26 x 2.97 x 0.29 in) vis-à-vis height x width x thickness. Xiaomi Mi A2 is a dual SIM smart phone, and its connectivity options will include GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC, 2.0 and Type-C 1.0 reversible connector.

Rank 2: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro (Previous Rank: 1)

Currently, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro price in Pakistan is Rs. 18,000, and it was released back in February, 2018. The device has been powered by octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset and comes with 6GB RAM. Redmi Note 5 Pro contains 64GB of internal storage. The phone has 5.99-inch touchscreen display along with the resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. Concerning the camera, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro packs dual camera system featuring the arrangement of 12MP + 5MP on the rear as well as 20MP camera on the front. It comes in blue, rose gold, champagne gold and black color variants.

Moreover, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro will be running on Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) OS and will have non-removable Li-Po 4,000mAh battery. The phone will weigh 181 g (6.38 oz), and its dimensions will be 158.6 x 75.4 x 8.1 mm (6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in) vis-à-vis height x width x thickness. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is a dual SIM smart phone, and its connectivity options include GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth and microUSB 2.0.

Rank 3: Huawei P20 Pro (Previous Rank: 2)

Currently expected Huawei P20 Pro price in Pakistan is Rs. 99,999. The phone was released in April, 2018. Huawei P20 Pro has been powered by octa-core Hi-silicon Kirin 970 chipset and comes with 6GB RAM. P20 Pro contains 128 GB of internal storage. The phone has 6.1-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display along with the resolution of 1080 x 2240 pixels. Concerning the camera, Huawei P20 Pro packs triple camera system featuring 40MP + 20MP + 8MP cameras on the rear as well as 16MP + 8MP camera on the front. It comes in twilight, midnight blue, pink gold and black color variants.

Moreover, Huawei P20 Pro will be running on Android 8.1 (Oreo) and will have non-removable Li-Po 4,000mAh battery. The phone will weigh 180g (6.14 oz), and its dimensions will be 155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm vis-à-vis height x width x thickness. Huawei P20 Pro is a dual SIM smart phone, and its connectivity options will include GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC and Type-C 1.0 reversible connector. Moreover, the phone will have fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min).

Rank 4: Oppo F7 (Previous Rank: 3)

Oppo F7 was also released in April, 2018. Current Oppo F7 price in Pakistan is Rs. 38,755. The phone has been powered by octa-core Mediatek Helio P60 chipset and comes with 6GB RAM. Oppo F7 contains 64/128 GB of internal storage. The phone has 6.23-inch LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display along with the resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels. Concerning the camera, Oppo F7 packs 16 MP camera on the rear as well as 25MP camera on the front. It comes in moonlight silver (64GB only), diamond black and solar red color variants.

Moreover, Oppo F7 will be running on Android 8.0 (Oreo) and will have non-removable Li-Ion 3,400mAh battery. The phone will weigh 158 g (5.57 oz), and its dimensions will be 156 x 75.3 x 7.8 mm (6.14 x 2.96 x 0.31 in) vis-à-vis height x width x thickness. Oppo F7 is a dual SIM smart phone, and its connectivity options will include GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC and microUSB 2.0. Oppo F7 price in Pakistan at the time of launch will be Rs. 38,755.

Rank 5: Huawei P20 Lite (Previous Rank: 9)

Among all the low-range smartphones so far released in 2018, Huawei P20 Lite is the best one. This is why it hit the list of top smartphones in week 17. Huawei P20 Lite was launched back in March, 2018. Huawei P20 Lite has got 5.84-inch touchscreen display along with resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels. Huawei P20 Lite is powered by 4GB RAM and 32/64/128 GB of internal storage, which is expandable by up to 256GB through microSD card. Moreover, Huawei P20 Lite is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset along with octa-core processor. Currently, Huawei P20 Lite price in Pakistan is Rs. 35,999.

Similarly, Huawei P20 Lite has got dual 16MP + 2MP cameras on its rear as well as 16MP selfie snapper on the front. Huawei P20 Lite by default runs on Android 8.0 Oreo. Furthermore, it has been powered by 3,000mAh battery, which is non-removable. The dimensions of Huawei P20 Lite are 148.6 x 71.2 x 7.4 mm, and its weight is 145g. Huawei P20 Lite is a dual SIM phone and has got many connectivity options such as GPS, Bluetooth, USB OTG etc.

Rank 6: Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL (Previous Rank: 4)

Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL price in Pakistan is Rs. 22,660. It has been released. The device has been powered by octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset and comes with 6GB RAM. Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL contains 32/64 GB of internal storage. The phone has 5.99-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display along with the resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. Concerning the camera, Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL packs dual 13MP + 5MP camera on the rear as well as 16MP + 5MP camera on the front. It comes in black and gray color variants.

Moreover, Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL will be running on Android 8.1 (Oreo) OS and will have non-removable Li-Po 5,000mAh battery. The phone will weigh 180 g (6.35 oz), and its dimensions will be 159 x 76 x 8.5 mm (6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 in) vis-à-vis height x width x thickness. Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL is a dual SIM smart phone, and its connectivity options will include GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, microUSB 2.0 and USB On-The-Go.

Rank 7: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) (Previous Rank: 10)

Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus price in Pakistan is Rs. 21,850, and it was launched back in December, 2017. The smartphone comes with massive 2160 x 1080 pixels resolution along with 5.99-inch touchscreen display. Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has been powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC along with 2GHz octa-core processor, and it has got 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage, which is further expandable up to 128GB through microSD card.

When it comes to Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus camera, it has got 12MP primary camera on the back, and there is a 5MP selfie camera on the front, which is too powerful to take effective selfies. The smartphone will be running on Android 7.1.2 Nougat OS. Moreover, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus has got massive 4,000mAh battery which is non-removable. Dimensions of Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus are 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm, whereas the weight is 179.50g.

Additionally, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus is a dual-SIM phone, in which both the slots will have GSM SIMs that will only accept Nano-SIMs. The other connectivity options in Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus will be infrared, USB OTG, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G and 4G, and FM. Lastly, the Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus will have many sensors such as Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Gyroscope, and Accelerometer.

Rank 8: Vivo V9 (Previous Rank: 6)

Vivo V9 price in Pakistan at the moment is Rs. 37,999. It was released back in April, 2018. The phone has been powered by octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 chipset and comes with 4GB RAM. Vivo V9 contains 64 GB of internal storage. The phone has 6.3-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display along with the resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels. Concerning the camera, Vivo V9 packs dual 16 MP + 5MP camera on the rear as well as 24MP camera on the front. It comes in gold and black color variants.

Moreover, Vivo V9 will be running on Android 8.0 (Oreo) and will have non-removable Li-Ion 3,260mAh battery. The phone will weigh 150 g (5.29 oz), and its dimensions will be 154.8 x 75.1 x 7.9 mm (6.09 x 2.96 x 0.31 in) vis-à-vis height x width x thickness. Vivo V9 is a dual SIM smart phone, and its connectivity options will include GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC, microUSB 2.0 and USB On-The-Go.

Rank 9: Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro (Previous Rank: 7)

Currently, Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro price in Pakistan is Rs. 34,999. The phone was released back in July, 2017. Among all the mid-range smartphones released in 2017, Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro was the best one. This is why it hit the list of top smartphones rated by MPC team. Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro has got 5.50-inch touchscreen display along with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro is powered by 3GB RAM and 64GB internal storage, which is expandable by up to 128GB through microSD card. Moreover, Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro is powered by Exynos 7870 SoC along with 1.6GHz octa-core processor.

Similarly, Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro has got 13MP main camera on its back as well as 13MP selfie snapper on the front. Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro by default runs on Android 7.0 Nougat, but it will be upgraded to latest Android OS soon. Furthermore, it has been powered by 3600mAh battery, which is non-removable. The dimensions of Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro are 152.40 x 74.70 x 7.90mm, and its weight is 161g. Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro is a dual SIM phone and has got many connectivity options such as GPS, Bluetooth, USB OTG etc.

Rank 10: Xiaomi Mi A1 (New Entry)

Xiaomi Mi A1 price in Pakistan is Rs. 29,899. It is the predecessor of Mi A2, which is on the top spot for the previous week. Mi A1 was released in September, 2017. Xiaomi Mi A1 has got 5.50-inch touchscreen display along with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Mi A1 is powered by 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage, which is expandable by up to 128GB through microSD card. Moreover, Xiaomi Mi A1 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC along with 2.0GHz octa-core processor.

Similarly, Xiaomi Mi A1 has got 12MP main camera on its back as well as 5MP selfie snapper on the front. Xiaomi Mi A1 by default runs on Android 7.1.2 Nougat, but it will be upgraded to latest Android OS soon. Furthermore, it has been powered by 3080mAh battery, which is non-removable. The dimensions of Xiaomi Mi A1 are 155.40 x 75.80 x 7.30mm, and its weight is 168g. Xiaomi Mi A1 is a dual SIM phone and has got many connectivity options such as GPS, Bluetooth, USB OTG etc.